What color is #12090C?

#12090C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12090C?

The RGB value is 18, 9, 12: 18 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12090C?

The complementary color is #09120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12090C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12090C color

#12090C rgb(18, 9, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #12090C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.5% green and 4.7% blue (18, 9, 12).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 33% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#12090C color codes

HEX	`#12090C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 9, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 50%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 33%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.17, 3.29, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.17, 3.3, 357.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.414, 0.351, 0.394)`
Decimal	`1181964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12090C, 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 #12090C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12090C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	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 #12090C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12090c; }
.text { color: #12090c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12090c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 9 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12090c, #120b09); }

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Questions

What color is #12090C?: #12090C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12090C?: The RGB value is 18, 9, 12: 18 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12090C?: The complementary color is #09120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12090C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.