What color is #121E35?

#121E35 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121E35?

The RGB value is 18, 30, 53: 18 red, 30 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121E35?

The complementary color is #352912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121E35 color

#121E35 rgb(18, 30, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #121E35 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 11.8% green and 20.8% blue (18, 30, 53).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#121E35 color codes

HEX	`#121E35`
RGB	`rgb(18, 30, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 11.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 66%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 43%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.37, 3.28, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.37, 17.01, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 1.314, 3.55)`
Decimal	`1187381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121E35, 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 #121E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #121E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121e35; }
.text { color: #121e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 30 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121e35, #181235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #121E35?: #121E35 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121E35?: The RGB value is 18, 30, 53: 18 red, 30 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121E35?: The complementary color is #352912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.