What color is #020012?

#020012 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020012?

The RGB value is 2, 0, 18: 2 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020012?

The complementary color is #101200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020012 color

#020012 rgb(2, 0, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #020012 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (2, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.77:1).

#020012 color codes

HEX	`#020012`
RGB	`rgb(2, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 100%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.51, 3.29, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.51, 8.06, 294.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.134, 0.057, 0.576)`
Decimal	`131090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020012, 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 #020012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #020012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020012; }
.text { color: #020012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020012, #0b0012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #020012?: #020012 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020012?: The RGB value is 2, 0, 18: 2 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020012?: The complementary color is #101200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.