What color is #121F24?

#121F24 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121F24?

The RGB value is 18, 31, 36: 18 red, 31 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121F24?

The complementary color is #241712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121F24 color

#121F24 rgb(18, 31, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #121F24 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 12.2% green and 14.1% blue (18, 31, 36).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#121F24 color codes

HEX	`#121F24`
RGB	`rgb(18, 31, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 12.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 50%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 14%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.82, -3.97, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.82, 6.53, 232.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.058, 1.236, 1.852)`
Decimal	`1187620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121F24, 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 #121F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #121F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121f24; }
.text { color: #121f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 31 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121f24, #121624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #121F24?: #121F24 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121F24?: The RGB value is 18, 31, 36: 18 red, 31 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121F24?: The complementary color is #241712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.