#12121B Hex Color

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Color Name

Eigengrau*

Hex Color Code

#12121B

RGB Color Code

RGB(18, 18, 27)

CMYK Values*

33.3%, 33.3%, 0.0%, 89.4%

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#12121B hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 12121B?

The RGB color code for color number #12121B is RGB(18, 18, 27). In the RGB color model, #12121B has a red value of 18, a green value of 18, and a blue value of 27. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 33.3% cyan, 33.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 89.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 20.0 % saturation, and 8.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #12121B has a hue of 240° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation and 10.6 % brightness/value.

Color 12121B is cool or warm?

Color 12121B is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #12121B? (For interior and product design)

12121B has an LRV of nearly 1. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#12121B

LRV 1

Light Color

Compare LRV 1 of #12121B with dark and light color

Is #12121B Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 12121B meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #12121B color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #12121B

Hex triplet: #12121B
Red: 12
Green: 12
Blue: 1B

RGBA / RGB rgb(18, 18, 27)

Red: 18 (7.1%)
Green: 18 (7.1%)
Blue: 27 (10.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 33.33%
Magenta: 33.33%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 89.41%

HSL hsl(240deg, 20.0 %, 8.8 %)

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 20.00 %
Lightness: 8.82 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 33.33 %
Brightness / Value: 10.59 %

RYB ryb(212, 213, 229)

Red: 212 (83.3%)
Yellow: 213 (83.6%)
Blue: 229 (89.7%)

HWB

Hue: 240°
Whiteness: 7.06 %
Blackness: 89.41 %

CMY

Cyan: 92.94%
Magenta: 92.94%
Yellow: 89.41%

XYZ

X: 0.66
Y: 0.64
Z: 1.13

YXY

Y1: 0.64
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.26

CIE-Lab

L: 5.78
A: 2.25
B: -6.01

CIE-Lch

L: 5.78
C: 6.42
H: 290.54

CIE-Luv

L: 5.78
U: -0.25
V: -3.46

Hunter-Lab

L: 8
A: 0.8
B: -2.74

Other

LRV: ~ 0.6 %
Munsell Color System: 6.5PB 0.5/0.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #12121B

These are the named colors closest to hex 12121B, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#16161D Color Eigengrau

98.59% match | ΔE 1.41

#010B13 Color Rich Black

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#242124 Color Raisin Black

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#1B1B1B Color Eerie Black

93.55% match | ΔE 6.45

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 12121B.

#1C1F2A Color PANTONE 532 C

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#101820 Color PANTONE Black 6 C

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#19191A Color PANTONE Neutral Black C

94.49% match | ΔE 5.51

#131E29 Color PANTONE 7547 C

93.82% match | ΔE 6.18

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 12121B.

#191E28 Color RAL 5004 - Black Blue

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#0E0E10 Color RAL 9005 - Jet Black

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#1A1718 Color RAL 8022 - Black Brown

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 12121B.

#191A1C Color BS 18-B-29 - Blue

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#0B0E10 Color BS 00-E-53 - Black

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

#0F1619 Color BS 18-C-40 - Black

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#000000 Color BS 08-A-14 - Black

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 12121B.

#212122 Color RAL 000 15 00 - Ink Black

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 12121B.

#28282D Color PANTONE 19-4007 TCX - Anthracite

92.89% match | ΔE 7.11

#262934 Color PANTONE 19-3922 TCX - Sky Captain

92.89% match | ΔE 7.11

#272836 Color PANTONE 19-3812 TCX - Baritone Blue

92.69% match | ΔE 7.31

#27272A Color PANTONE 19-3911 TCX - Black Beauty

92.64% match | ΔE 7.36

Paint color for Hex #12121B

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 12121B from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 12121B once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #12121B to Valspar

#22262B Color Tuxedo (8006-8G)

92.93% match | ΔE 7.07

#292A2D Color Dark Kettle Black (4011-2)

91.75% match | ΔE 8.25

#2E2E30 Color Noir (4009-2)

90.38% match | ΔE 9.62

#292F35 Color Deep Space Echo (T691)

90.29% match | ΔE 9.71

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #12121B to Sherwin Williams

#2F2F30 Color Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

89.78% match | ΔE 10.22

#313031 Color Caviar (SW 6990)

89.50% match | ΔE 10.50

#353337 Color Domino (SW 6989)

89.24% match | ΔE 10.76

#323132 Color Black Magic (SW 6991)

89.22% match | ΔE 10.78

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #12121B to Benjamin Moore

#313132 Color Black (2132-10)

89.22% match | ΔE 10.78

#333334 Color Jet Black (2120-10)

88.66% match | ΔE 11.34

#323436 Color Midnight Dream (2129-10)

88.52% match | ΔE 11.48

#352D2B Color Bucktrout Brown (CW-180)

88.42% match | ΔE 11.58

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #12121B to Dunn-Edwards

#343B4E Color Old Mill (DEA 185)

86.46% match | ΔE 13.54

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

86.36% match | ΔE 13.64

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

85.31% match | ΔE 14.69

#353F51 Color Dark & Stormy (DET 572)

85.30% match | ΔE 14.70

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #12121B to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

85.77% match | ΔE 14.23

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

83.91% match | ΔE 16.09

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

82.77% match | ΔE 17.23

#45494C Color Railings (31)

82.20% match | ΔE 17.80

Behr

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #12121B to Behr

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

85.46% match | ΔE 14.54

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

85.16% match | ΔE 14.84

#3F4041 Color Totally Black (HDC-MD-04)

84.79% match | ΔE 15.21

#413F3E Color Blackout (N510-7)

84.59% match | ΔE 15.41

PPG Paints

Hex color 12121B similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #12121B to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

85.45% match | ΔE 14.55

#404149 Color Napoleon (PPG1013-7)

85.27% match | ΔE 14.73

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

84.57% match | ΔE 15.43

#3A405A Color Victory Blue (PPG1165-7)

83.78% match | ΔE 16.22

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#12121B color palettes and scheme combination

000000

12121B

26263A

3B3B58

4F4F77

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

121B1B

12161B

12121B

16121B

1B121B

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

12121B

1B1212

121B12

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

12121B

1B1216

1B1B12

121B16

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

12121B

292931

414148

59595F

707076

88888D

A0A0A3

B7B7BA

CFCFD1

E7E7E8

FFFFFF

Eigengrau* - #12121B Tints

12121B

101018

0E0E15

0C0C12

0A0A10

09090D

07070A

050508

030305

010102

000000

Eigengrau* - #12121B Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#12121B

Eigengrau*

#1B1B12

Shadow Black*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #12121B?

Color that best contrast with #12121B is #1B1B12, color name is Shadow Black*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.