What color is #120808?

#120808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120808?

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

What is the complementary color of #120808?

The complementary color is #081212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120808 color

#120808 rgb(18, 8, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #120808 is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 38% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 56% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.74:1).

#120808 color codes

HEX	`#120808`
RGB	`rgb(18, 8, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 38%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 56%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.89, 3.12, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.89, 3.31, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.38, 0.32, 0.271)`
Decimal	`1181704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120808, 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 #120808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.74:1	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 #120808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120808; }
.text { color: #120808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 8 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120808, #120d08); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #120808?: #120808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120808?: The RGB value is 18, 8, 8: 18 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120808?: The complementary color is #081212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.