What color is #120909?

#120909 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 #120909?

The RGB value is 18, 9, 9: 18 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120909?

The complementary color is #091212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120909 color

#120909 rgb(18, 9, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #120909 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.5% green and 3.5% blue (18, 9, 9).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 50% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

#120909 color codes

HEX	`#120909`
RGB	`rgb(18, 9, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.1, 2.86, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.1, 3.03, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.396, 0.344, 0.304)`
Decimal	`1181961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120909, 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 #120909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #120909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120909; }
.text { color: #120909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 9 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120909, #120e09); }

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Questions

What color is #120909?: #120909 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 #120909?: The RGB value is 18, 9, 9: 18 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120909?: The complementary color is #091212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.