What color is #121E27?

#121E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E27?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 39: 18 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E27?

The complementary color is #271B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E27 color

#121E27 rgb(18, 30, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (18, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#121E27 color codes

HEX	`#121E27`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.58, -2.18, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.58, 8.06, 254.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.08, 1.204, 2.094)`
Decimal	`1187367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E27, 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 #121E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #121E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e27; }
.text { color: #121e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e27, #121327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121E27?: #121E27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E27?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 39: 18 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E27?: The complementary color is #271B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.