What color is #121E0E?

#121E0E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E0E?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 14: 18 red, 30 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E0E?

The complementary color is #1A0E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E0E color

#121E0E rgb(18, 30, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E0E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 5.5% blue (18, 30, 14).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#121E0E color codes

HEX	`#121E0E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 53%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 53%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.71, -9.37, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.71, 12.58, 138.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.793, 1.089, 0.584)`
Decimal	`1187342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E0E, 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 #121E0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #121E0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e0e; }
.text { color: #121e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e0e, #0e1e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #121E0E?: #121E0E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E0E?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 14: 18 red, 30 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E0E?: The complementary color is #1A0E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.