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#121E2A

#121e2a ≈ Rich Black

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#121e2a 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, 11.76% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 210°, 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 16.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rich Black (#010b13), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0122

Complementary

  1. #121e2a
  2. #2a1e12

Split complementary

  1. #121e2a
  2. #2a1212
  3. #2a2a12

Analogous

  1. #122a2a
  2. #121e2a
  3. #12122a

Triadic

  1. #121e2a
  2. #2a121e
  3. #1e2a12

Tetradic

  1. #121e2a
  2. #1e122a
  3. #2a1e12
  4. #1e2a12

Square

  1. #121e2a
  2. #2a122a
  3. #2a1e12
  4. #122a12

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #060a0e
  3. #121e2a
  4. #294460
  5. #406a95

Shades

#121e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121e2a
  2. #101b26
  3. #0e1822
  4. #0d151d
  5. #0b1219
  6. #090f15
  7. #070c11
  8. #05090d
  9. #040608
  10. #020304
  11. #000000

Tints

#121e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121e2a
  2. #2a353f
  3. #414b55
  4. #59626a
  5. #71787f
  6. #898f95
  7. #a0a5aa
  8. #b8bcbf
  9. #d0d2d4
  10. #e7e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121e2a
  2. #1d2833
  3. #28323b
  4. #333b44
  5. #3e454c
  6. #494f55
  7. #54595e
  8. #5f6366
  9. #6a6c6f
  10. #757677
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1d1d1d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #191d23 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191e2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161c2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #082122 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #171e2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #151d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d2025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121e2a {
  color: #121e2a;
}
Background
.bg-121e2a {
  background-color: #121e2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121e2a {
  border: 2px solid #121e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 30 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 40% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121e2a, #12122a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 30 42 / 0.35);
}

#010b13 Rich Black ΔE 6.13 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.25 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.92 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.01 #000000 Black ΔE 10.32 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.88 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.92 #ede1d5 Inverted #1d1d1d Grayscale 

Rich Black
#121e2a  rgb(18, 30, 42)  hsl(210, 40%, 12%)  Rich Black
#2a1e12  rgb(42, 30, 18)  hsl(30, 40%, 12%)  Bistre
#2a121e  rgb(42, 18, 30)  hsl(330, 40%, 12%)  Licorice
#1e2a12  rgb(30, 42, 18)  hsl(90, 40%, 12%)  Phthalo Green