#121518

Color #121518

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#121518

RGB

rgb(18, 21, 24)

HSL

hsl(210, 14.3%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 25%, 9.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 12.5%, 0%, 90.6%)

LAB

lab(6.6, -0.5, -2.48)

LCH

lch(6.6, 2.53, 258.6)

OKLCH

oklch(19.4%, 0.0076, 248.48)

HWB

hwb(210, 7.1%, 90.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#181512

Analogous

#121818

#121518

#121218

Triadic

#121518

#181215

#151812

Split-complementary

#121518

#181212

#181812

Tetradic

#121518

#151218

#181512

#151812

Square

#121518

#181218

#181512

#121812

Shades

Color #121518 mixed toward black.

#0f1114

#0c0e10

#090a0c

#060708

#030304

Tints

Color #121518 mixed toward white.

#333c44

#556371

#798a9b

#a6b1bc

#d2d8de

Tones

Color #121518 mixed toward gray.

#121517

#131517

#131516

#141516

#141515

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.15:1

White text reads better on this background (18.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#131317 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#131317 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#121717 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#151515 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #121518;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#121518]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#121518 (#121518) is rgb(18, 21, 24) in RGB.

No, #121518 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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