What color is #12110E?

#12110E is a very dark, grayish yellow known as Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sinister?

The RGB value is 18, 17, 14: 18 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sinister?

The complementary color is #0E0F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sinister color: hex code #12110E

#12110E rgb(18, 17, 14)

Shades of black

Sinister has the hex code #12110E. It is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (18, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

Sinister (#12110E) color codes

HEX	`#12110E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 22%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.07, -0.17, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.07, 1.66, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.529, 0.561, 0.496)`
Decimal	`1184014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sinister, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #12110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #12110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12110e; }
.text { color: #12110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12110e, #11120e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #12110E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #12110E?: #12110E is a very dark, grayish yellow known as Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sinister?: The RGB value is 18, 17, 14: 18 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sinister?: The complementary color is #0E0F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.