Information about #121216 color

#121216 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #121216 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 18, 22) — 7.1% red, 7.1% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 91. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #121216 lives deep in the shadows. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Standard-Bearer (#141216). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chinese Black (#141414) and Very Dark Azure (#11171D).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 18, 22) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #121216 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:91), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #121216 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#121216 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#121216 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#3C3C4A

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#66667D

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#9797AA

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#CBCBD4

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White

#FFFFFF

#121216 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#121216

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#0E0E11

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#0B0B0D

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#070708

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#030304

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Black

#000000

#121216 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#26262D

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#3B3B43

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#515158

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#67676C

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Grey

#808080

#121216 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#161215

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#151216

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#131216

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#121216

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#121316

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#121516

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#121615

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#121216 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#161612
#161612

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#141612
#141612

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#161412
#161412

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Standard-Bearer

#141216

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#121416
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#121216
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#161212
#161212

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#121612
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#121216
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#161216
#161216

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#161612
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#121612
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#161214
#161214

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#161612
#161612

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#121614
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Nearest named colors to #121216

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Standard-Bearer color link
Standard-Bearer

#141216

Chinese Black color link
Chinese Black

#141414

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Very Dark Violet color link
Very Dark Violet

#17111D

All Black color link
All Black

#181818

Eigengrau color link
Eigengrau

#16161D

Licorice color link
Licorice

#1A1110

Vintage Black color link
Vintage Black

#18130E

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

Fingertips color link
Fingertips

#130E0C

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Very Dark Rose color link
Very Dark Rose

#1D1117

#121216 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#121216
  • RGB18, 18, 22
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 91
  • CSSrgb(18, 18, 22)
  • HSL240°, 10%, 8%
  • HSL Precise240°, 10%, 7.843%
  • HSV240°, 18%, 9%
  • HSB240°, 18%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.071, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.071, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.071, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID121216
  • DECIMAL ID1184278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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