What color is #120701?

#120701 is a black, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120701?

The RGB value is 18, 7, 1: 18 red, 7 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120701?

The complementary color is #010C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120701?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120701 color

#120701 rgb(18, 7, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #120701 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 2.7% green and 0.4% blue (18, 7, 1).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 94% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.88:1).

#120701 color codes

HEX	`#120701`
RGB	`rgb(18, 7, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 2.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.55, 2.55, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.55, 4.3, 53.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.331, 0.283, 0.066)`
Decimal	`1181441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120701, 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 #120701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #120701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120701; }
.text { color: #120701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 7 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120701, #121001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #120701?: #120701 is a black, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120701?: The RGB value is 18, 7, 1: 18 red, 7 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120701?: The complementary color is #010C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120701?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.