Information about #12111D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#12111D presents itself as a mildly saturated blue — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Very Dark Violet (#17111D). Slightly further away sit Very Dark Azure (#11171D) and Eigengrau (#16161D).
In RGB terms — rgb(18, 17, 29) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #12111D: 18.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:89), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #12111D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#12111D color variations
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#12111D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#12111D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#12111D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#12111D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#12111D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #12111D color
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Nearest named colors to #12111D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#17111D
#11171D
#16161D
#141216
#0B1021
#141414
#181818
#1D111D
#181A18
#111D1D
#1A1A1D
#1D1117
#12111D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#12111D
- RGB18, 17, 29
- CMYK4, 5, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(18, 17, 29)
- HSL245°, 26%, 9%
- HSL Precise245°, 26.087%, 9.02%
- HSV245°, 41%, 11%
- HSB245°, 41%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.067, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.067, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.067, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID12111D
- DECIMAL ID1184029
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
