What color is #121E1F?

#121E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E1F?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 31: 18 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E1F?

The complementary color is #1F1312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E1F color

#121E1F rgb(18, 30, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 12.2% blue (18, 30, 31).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#121E1F color codes

HEX	`#121E1F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 42%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.23, -4.94, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.23, 5.48, 205.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.961, 1.156, 1.469)`
Decimal	`1187359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E1F, 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 #121E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #121E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e1f; }
.text { color: #121e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e1f, #12181f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121E1F?: #121E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E1F?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 31: 18 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E1F?: The complementary color is #1F1312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.