#121517 Hex Color

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Color Name

Eerie Black*

Hex Color Code

#121517

RGB Color Code

RGB(18, 21, 23)

CMYK Values*

21.7%, 8.7%, 0.0%, 91.0%

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#121517 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 121517?

The RGB color code for color number #121517 is RGB(18, 21, 23). In the RGB color model, #121517 has a red value of 18, a green value of 21, and a blue value of 23. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 21.7% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 91.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 204° (degrees), 12.2 % saturation, and 8.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #121517 has a hue of 204° (degrees), 21.7 % saturation and 9.0 % brightness/value.

Color 121517 is cool or warm?

Color 121517 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #121517? (For interior and product design)

121517 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

#121517

LRV 1

Light Color

Compare LRV 1 of #121517 with dark and light color

Is #121517 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 121517 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 #121517 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #121517

Hex triplet: #121517
Red: 12
Green: 15
Blue: 17

RGBA / RGB rgb(18, 21, 23)

Red: 18 (7.1%)
Green: 21 (8.2%)
Blue: 23 (9.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 21.74%
Magenta: 8.70%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 90.98%

HSL hsl(204deg, 12.2 %, 8.0 %)

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 12.20 %
Lightness: 8.04 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 21.74 %
Brightness / Value: 9.02 %

RYB ryb(213, 217, 227)

Red: 213 (83.7%)
Yellow: 217 (85.1%)
Blue: 227 (89.1%)

HWB

Hue: 204°
Whiteness: 7.06 %
Blackness: 90.98 %

CMY

Cyan: 92.94%
Magenta: 91.76%
Yellow: 90.98%

XYZ

X: 0.67
Y: 0.73
Z: 0.92

YXY

Y1: 0.73
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 6.57
A: -0.76
B: -1.78

CIE-Lch

L: 6.57
C: 1.93
H: 246.86

CIE-Luv

L: 6.57
U: -0.86
V: -0.99

Hunter-Lab

L: 8.53
A: -0.84
B: -0.4

Other

LRV: ~ 0.7 %
Munsell Color System: 5B 0.6/0.4

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 #121517

These are the named colors closest to hex 121517, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1B1B1B Color Eerie Black

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#010B13 Color Rich Black

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#000000 Color Black

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#100C08 Color Smoky Black

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 121517.

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

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

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

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

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

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#000000 Color BS 08-A-14 - Black

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 121517.

#19191A Color PANTONE Neutral Black C

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#101820 Color PANTONE Black 6 C

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#212322 Color PANTONE 419 C

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#25282A Color PANTONE 426 C

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 121517.

#0E0E10 Color RAL 9005 - Jet Black

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#1A1718 Color RAL 8022 - Black Brown

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#191E28 Color RAL 5004 - Black Blue

94.07% match | ΔE 5.93

#27292B Color RAL 9011 - Graphite Black

93.69% match | ΔE 6.31

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 121517.

#212122 Color RAL 000 15 00 - Ink Black

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#2B2B2B Color RAL 000 20 00 - Slate Black

92.71% match | ΔE 7.29

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 121517.

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

93.78% match | ΔE 6.22

#272B2D Color PANTONE 19-4000 TCX - Affenpinscher

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

#28282D Color PANTONE 19-4007 TCX - Anthracite

93.04% match | ΔE 6.96

#2A2B2D Color PANTONE 19-4004 TCX - Tap Shoe

92.91% match | ΔE 7.09

Paint color for Hex #121517

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 121517 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 121517 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #121517 to Valspar

#22262B Color Tuxedo (8006-8G)

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

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

93.12% match | ΔE 6.88

#252D31 Color Tempest's Teapot (M250)

92.28% match | ΔE 7.72

#2E2E30 Color Noir (4009-2)

91.78% match | ΔE 8.22

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #121517 to Sherwin Williams

#2F2F30 Color Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

91.51% match | ΔE 8.49

#313031 Color Caviar (SW 6990)

90.97% match | ΔE 9.03

#323132 Color Black Magic (SW 6991)

90.67% match | ΔE 9.33

#323639 Color Black of Night (SW 6993)

89.66% match | ΔE 10.34

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #121517 to Benjamin Moore

#242E2C Color Black Forest Green (HC-187)

90.91% match | ΔE 9.09

#313132 Color Black (2132-10)

90.88% match | ΔE 9.12

#313435 Color Black Satin (2131-10)

90.27% match | ΔE 9.73

#333334 Color Jet Black (2120-10)

90.26% match | ΔE 9.74

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #121517 to Dunn-Edwards

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

87.86% match | ΔE 12.14

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

86.54% match | ΔE 13.46

#343B4E Color Old Mill (DEA 185)

84.88% match | ΔE 15.12

#414549 Color Stargazing (DE 6336)

84.74% match | ΔE 15.26

Behr

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #121517 to Behr

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

87.46% match | ΔE 12.54

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

86.87% match | ΔE 13.13

#3F3F3E Color Black (Behr)

86.38% match | ΔE 13.62

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

86.24% match | ΔE 13.76

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #121517 to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

87.23% match | ΔE 12.77

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

84.03% match | ΔE 15.97

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

83.78% match | ΔE 16.22

#45494C Color Railings (31)

83.47% match | ΔE 16.53

PPG Paints

Hex color 121517 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #121517 to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

87.19% match | ΔE 12.81

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

85.95% match | ΔE 14.05

#404149 Color Napoleon (PPG1013-7)

85.19% match | ΔE 14.81

#464544 Color Onyx (PPG1011-7)

84.31% match | ΔE 15.69

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#121517 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

121517

282F34

3F4950

55636D

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.

121714

121717

121517

121217

141217

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.

121517

171215

151712

Triadic Color Palette

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

121517

171217

171412

131712

Tetradic Color Palette

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

121517

292C2E

414345

595B5C

707273

888A8B

A0A1A2

B7B8B9

CFD0D0

E7E7E7

FFFFFF

Eerie Black* - #121517 Tints

121517

101214

0E1012

0C0E10

0A0C0D

090A0B

070809

050606

030404

010202

000000

Eerie Black* - #121517 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#121517

Eerie Black*

#171412

Smoky 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 #121517?

Color that best contrast with #121517 is #171412, color name is Smoky 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.