#12121a

Color #12121a

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class gray-950 #030712 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#12121a

RGB

rgb(18, 18, 26)

HSL

hsl(240, 18.2%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 30.8%, 10.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 89.8%)

LAB

lab(5.74, 1.96, -5.29)

LCH

lch(5.74, 5.64, 290.33)

OKLCH

oklch(18.6%, 0.0162, 284.64)

HWB

hwb(240, 7.1%, 89.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a1a12

Analogous

#12161a

#12121a

#16121a

Triadic

#12121a

#1a1212

#121a12

Split-complementary

#12121a

#1a1612

#161a12

Tetradic

#12121a

#1a121a

#1a1a12

#121a12

Square

#12121a

#1a1216

#1a1a12

#121a16

Shades

Color #12121a mixed toward black.

#0f0f16

#0c0c11

#09090d

#060609

#030304

Tints

Color #12121a mixed toward white.

#323248

#515176

#7575a0

#a3a3bf

#d1d1df

Tones

Color #12121a mixed toward gray.

#131319

#141418

#151517

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.13:1

White text reads better on this background (18.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#121218 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#121218 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#121717 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#131313 · ΔE 5.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #12121a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12121a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#12121a (#12121a) is rgb(18, 18, 26) in RGB.

No, #12121a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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