What color is #120204?

#120204 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120204?

The RGB value is 18, 2, 4: 18 red, 2 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120204?

The complementary color is #021210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120204?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120204 color

#120204 rgb(18, 2, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #120204 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0.8% green and 1.6% blue (18, 2, 4).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 80% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 78% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.27:1).

#120204 color codes

HEX	`#120204`
RGB	`rgb(18, 2, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0.8%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 80%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 89%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 78%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.63, 4.97, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.63, 5.05, 10.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.293, 0.181, 0.134)`
Decimal	`1180164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120204, 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 #120204	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120204 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #120204 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120204; }
.text { color: #120204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120204; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 2 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120204, #120802); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #120204?: #120204 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120204?: The RGB value is 18, 2, 4: 18 red, 2 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120204?: The complementary color is #021210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120204?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.