What color is #120021?

#120021 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120021?

The RGB value is 18, 0, 33: 18 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120021?

The complementary color is #0F2100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120021 color

#120021 rgb(18, 0, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #120021 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0% green and 12.9% blue (18, 0, 33).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

#120021 color codes

HEX	`#120021`
RGB	`rgb(18, 0, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 100%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.15, 12.18, -16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.15, 20.25, 306.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.524, 0.238, 1.457)`
Decimal	`1179681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120021, 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 #120021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #120021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120021; }
.text { color: #120021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 0 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120021, #21001f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120021?: #120021 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120021?: The RGB value is 18, 0, 33: 18 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120021?: The complementary color is #0F2100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.