What color is #121E19?

#121E19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E19?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 25: 18 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E19?

The complementary color is #1E1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E19 color

#121E19 rgb(18, 30, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 9.8% blue (18, 30, 25).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 25% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#121E19 color codes

HEX	`#121E19`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 25%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 40%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.01, -6.76, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.01, 6.98, 165.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.889, 1.127, 1.09)`
Decimal	`1187353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E19, 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 #121E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #121E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e19; }
.text { color: #121e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e19, #121d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121E19?: #121E19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E19?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 25: 18 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E19?: The complementary color is #1E1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.