What color is #120214?

#120214 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120214?

The RGB value is 18, 2, 20: 18 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120214?

The complementary color is #041402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120214 color

#120214 rgb(18, 2, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #120214 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0.8% green and 7.8% blue (18, 2, 20).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#120214 color codes

HEX	`#120214`
RGB	`rgb(18, 2, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 90%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.01, 7.62, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.01, 9.89, 320.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.397, 0.223, 0.684)`
Decimal	`1180180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120214, 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 #120214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	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 #120214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120214; }
.text { color: #120214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 2 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120214, #14020d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #120214?: #120214 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120214?: The RGB value is 18, 2, 20: 18 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120214?: The complementary color is #041402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.