What color is #120308?

#120308 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120308?

The RGB value is 18, 3, 8: 18 red, 3 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120308?

The complementary color is #03120D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120308 color

#120308 rgb(18, 3, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #120308 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 1.2% green and 3.1% blue (18, 3, 8).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 71% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 56% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#120308 color codes

HEX	`#120308`
RGB	`rgb(18, 3, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 1.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 71%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 83%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 56%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.91, 5.12, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.91, 5.13, 356.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.326, 0.211, 0.253)`
Decimal	`1180424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120308, 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 #120308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	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 #120308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120308; }
.text { color: #120308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 3 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120308, #120603); }

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Questions

What color is #120308?: #120308 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120308?: The RGB value is 18, 3, 8: 18 red, 3 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120308?: The complementary color is #03120D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.