What color is #120006?

#120006 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120006?

The RGB value is 18, 0, 6: 18 red, 0 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120006?

The complementary color is #00120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120006 color

#120006 rgb(18, 0, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #120006 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0% green and 2.4% blue (18, 0, 6).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

#120006 color codes

HEX	`#120006`
RGB	`rgb(18, 0, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.28, 6.05, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.28, 6.06, 355.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.282, 0.142, 0.185)`
Decimal	`1179654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120006, 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 #120006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #120006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120006; }
.text { color: #120006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 0 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120006, #120300); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #120006?: #120006 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120006?: The RGB value is 18, 0, 6: 18 red, 0 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120006?: The complementary color is #00120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.