What color is #120922?

#120922 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120922?

The RGB value is 18, 9, 34: 18 red, 9 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120922?

The complementary color is #192209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120922 color

#120922 rgb(18, 9, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #120922 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.5% green and 13.3% blue (18, 9, 34).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 58% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#120922 color codes

HEX	`#120922`
RGB	`rgb(18, 9, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 58%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 74%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 74%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.97, 8.93, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.97, 16.77, 302.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.636, 0.439, 1.564)`
Decimal	`1181986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120922, 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 #120922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #120922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120922; }
.text { color: #120922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 9 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120922, #1f0922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120922?: #120922 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120922?: The RGB value is 18, 9, 34: 18 red, 9 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120922?: The complementary color is #192209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.