#121117

Color #121117

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#121117

RGB

rgb(18, 17, 23)

HSL

hsl(250, 15%, 7.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 26.1%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 91%)

LAB

lab(5.34, 1.74, -3.56)

LCH

lch(5.34, 3.96, 296.05)

OKLCH

oklch(18.2%, 0.0122, 292.58)

HWB

hwb(250, 6.7%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#161711

Analogous

#111317

#121117

#151117

Triadic

#121117

#171211

#111712

Split-complementary

#121117

#171511

#131711

Tetradic

#121117

#171116

#161711

#111712

Square

#121117

#171113

#161711

#111715

Shades

Color #121117 mixed toward black.

#0f0e13

#0c0b0f

#09080b

#060608

#030304

Tints

Color #121117 mixed toward white.

#353244

#585471

#7e789b

#a9a5bc

#d4d2de

Tones

Color #121117 mixed toward gray.

#121116

#131216

#131215

#131315

#141314

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#121216 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#121215 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#121514 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#121212 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #121117;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#121117]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#121117 (#121117) is rgb(18, 17, 23) in RGB.

No, #121117 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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