What color is #121C23?

#121C23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121C23?

The RGB value is 18, 28, 35: 18 red, 28 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121C23?

The complementary color is #231912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121C23 color

#121C23 rgb(18, 28, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #121C23 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11% green and 13.7% blue (18, 28, 35).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#121C23 color codes

HEX	`#121C23`
RGB	`rgb(18, 28, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 49%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 20%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.64, -2.16, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.64, 6.6, 250.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.968, 1.08, 1.747)`
Decimal	`1186851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121C23, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #121C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #121C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121c23; }
.text { color: #121c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 28 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121c23, #121323); }

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Questions

What color is #121C23?: #121C23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121C23?: The RGB value is 18, 28, 35: 18 red, 28 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121C23?: The complementary color is #231912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.