All About Color #121212

#121212

About #121212

#121212 is a very dark black color with the hex code #121212. In RGB it is red 18, green 18, blue 18; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 7%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 93%. Its contrast ratio is 18.73:1 on white and 1.12:1 on black.

#121212 Color Conversion

Hex triplet12, 12, 12
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 92.94%
RGB Decimal18, 18, 18
HSL0°, 0%, 7%
RGB Octal22, 22, 22
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 7.06%
RGB Binary10010, 10010, 10010
CIE-L*AB5.46, 0.00, -0.00
RGB Percent7.06%, 7.06%, 7.06%
CIE-L*CH5.46, 0.00, 296.81
XYZ0.57, 0.60, 0.66
CIE-L*UV5.46, 0.00, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 0.60
Hunter-Lab7.78, -0.41, 0.42
RYB7.06%, 7.06%, 7.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#121212 on a dark background: contrast 1.12:1, fails WCAG AA.
#121212 on a light background: contrast 18.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #121212, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#121212 · #404040 · #0D0D0D · #121212 · #404040

Analogous palette

#121212 · #121212 · #121212 · #121212 · #121212

Triadic palette

#121212 · #121212 · #121212 · #404040 · #404040

Tetradic palette

#121212 · #121212 · #121212 · #121212 · #0D0D0D

Monochromatic palette

#0D0D0D · #0D0D0D · #121212 · #383838 · #5E5E5E

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