#121727

Color #121727

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-900 #101828 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#121727

RGB

rgb(18, 23, 39)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 36.8%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 53.8%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 41%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(8.02, 3.1, -11.72)

LCH

lch(8.02, 12.12, 284.82)

OKLCH

oklch(20.8%, 0.0328, 270.17)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 7.1%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272212

Analogous

#122227

#121727

#181227

Triadic

#121727

#271217

#172712

Split-complementary

#121727

#271812

#222712

Tetradic

#121727

#221227

#272212

#172712

Square

#121727

#271222

#272212

#122718

Shades

Color #121727 mixed toward black.

#0f1321

#0c0f1a

#090c14

#06080d

#030407

Tints

Color #121727 mixed toward white.

#2a365b

#42548e

#6478b7

#98a5cf

#cbd2e7

Tones

Color #121727 mixed toward gray.

#141825

#161924

#171a22

#191b20

#1b1c1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#141424 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#141423 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#122120 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #121727;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#121727]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#121727 (#121727) is rgb(18, 23, 39) in RGB.

No, #121727 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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