What color is #121D00?

#121D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121D00?

The RGB value is 18, 29, 0: 18 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121D00?

The complementary color is #0B001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121D00 color

#121D00 rgb(18, 29, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #121D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.4% green and 0% blue (18, 29, 0).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#121D00 color codes

HEX	`#121D00`
RGB	`rgb(18, 29, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.05, -10.8, 13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.05, 17.17, 128.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.689, 1.007, 0.158)`
Decimal	`1187072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121D00, 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 #121D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #121D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121d00; }
.text { color: #121d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 29 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121d00, #031d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #121D00?: #121D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121D00?: The RGB value is 18, 29, 0: 18 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121D00?: The complementary color is #0B001D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.