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#121D2A

#121d2a ≈ Rich Black

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#121d2a is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 11.37% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 212.5°, with 40% saturation and 11.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rich Black (#010b13), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0117

Complementary

  1. #121d2a
  2. #2a1f12

Split complementary

  1. #121d2a
  2. #2a1312
  3. #292a12

Analogous

  1. #12292a
  2. #121d2a
  3. #13122a

Triadic

  1. #121d2a
  2. #2a121d
  3. #1d2a12

Tetradic

  1. #121d2a
  2. #1f122a
  3. #2a1f12
  4. #1d2a12

Square

  1. #121d2a
  2. #2a1229
  3. #2a1f12
  4. #122a13

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #060a0e
  3. #121d2a
  4. #294260
  5. #406795

Shades

#121d2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121d2a
  2. #101a26
  3. #0e1722
  4. #0d141d
  5. #0b1119
  6. #090f15
  7. #070c11
  8. #05090d
  9. #040608
  10. #020304
  11. #000000

Tints

#121d2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121d2a
  2. #2a343f
  3. #414a55
  4. #59616a
  5. #71777f
  6. #898e95
  7. #a0a5aa
  8. #b8bbbf
  9. #d0d2d4
  10. #e7e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121d2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121d2a
  2. #1d2733
  3. #28313b
  4. #333b44
  5. #3e454c
  6. #494f55
  7. #54585e
  8. #5f6266
  9. #6a6c6f
  10. #757677
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #191d22 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #181e2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #151b2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #082021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #161d2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #141c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d1f25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121d2a {
  color: #121d2a;
}
Background
.bg-121d2a {
  background-color: #121d2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121d2a {
  border: 2px solid #121d2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121d2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 29 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 40% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121d2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121d2a, #13122a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121d2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 29 42 / 0.35);
}

#010b13 Rich Black ΔE 6.32 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.95 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.34 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.99 #000000 Black ΔE 10.42 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.21 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.26 #ede2d5 Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Rich Black
#121d2a  rgb(18, 29, 42)  hsl(213, 40%, 12%)  Rich Black
#2a1f12  rgb(42, 31, 18)  hsl(33, 40%, 12%)  Bistre
#2a121d  rgb(42, 18, 29)  hsl(333, 40%, 12%)  Licorice
#1d2a12  rgb(29, 42, 18)  hsl(93, 40%, 12%)  Phthalo Green