What color is #120A08?

#120A08 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120A08?

The RGB value is 18, 10, 8: 18 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120A08?

The complementary color is #081012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120A08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120A08 color

#120A08 rgb(18, 10, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #120A08 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.9% green and 3.1% blue (18, 10, 8).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 38% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 56% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#120A08 color codes

HEX	`#120A08`
RGB	`rgb(18, 10, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 38%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 56%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 56%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.28, 2.32, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.28, 2.86, 35.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.402, 0.363, 0.279)`
Decimal	`1182216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120A08, 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 #120A08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120A08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #120A08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120a08; }
.text { color: #120a08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120a08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 10 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120a08, #120f08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #120A08?: #120A08 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120A08?: The RGB value is 18, 10, 8: 18 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120A08?: The complementary color is #081012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120A08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.