What color is #120007?

#120007 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120007?

The RGB value is 18, 0, 7: 18 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120007?

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

Is black or white text better on #120007?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120007 color

#120007 rgb(18, 0, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #120007 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0% green and 2.7% blue (18, 0, 7).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 61% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.41:1).

#120007 color codes

HEX	`#120007`
RGB	`rgb(18, 0, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 61%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.3, 6.18, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.3, 6.24, 352.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.288, 0.144, 0.214)`
Decimal	`1179655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120007, 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 #120007	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120007 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.41:1	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 #120007 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120007; }
.text { color: #120007; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120007; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 0 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120007, #120200); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #120007?: #120007 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120007?: The RGB value is 18, 0, 7: 18 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120007?: The complementary color is #00120B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120007?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.