What color is #12090E?

#12090E 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 #12090E?

The RGB value is 18, 9, 14: 18 red, 9 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12090E?

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

Is black or white text better on #12090E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12090E color

#12090E rgb(18, 9, 14)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.5% green and 5.5% blue (18, 9, 14).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 33% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 22% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#12090E color codes

HEX	`#12090E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 9, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 33%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 50%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 22%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.21, 3.62, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.21, 3.77, 343.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.426, 0.356, 0.462)`
Decimal	`1181966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12090E, 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 #12090E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12090E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #12090E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12090e; }
.text { color: #12090e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12090e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 9 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12090e, #120909); }

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Questions

What color is #12090E?: #12090E 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 #12090E?: The RGB value is 18, 9, 14: 18 red, 9 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12090E?: The complementary color is #09120D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12090E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.