What color is #121E09?

#121E09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E09?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 9: 18 red, 30 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E09?

The complementary color is #15091E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E09 color

#121E09 rgb(18, 30, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E09 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 3.5% blue (18, 30, 9).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 54% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#121E09 color codes

HEX	`#121E09`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 54%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 70%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 70%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.62, -10.19, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.62, 14.62, 134.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.763, 1.077, 0.426)`
Decimal	`1187337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E09, 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 #121E09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #121E09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e09; }
.text { color: #121e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e09, #091e0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #121E09?: #121E09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E09?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 9: 18 red, 30 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E09?: The complementary color is #15091E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.