What color is #120A0A?

#120A0A 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 #120A0A?

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

What is the complementary color of #120A0A?

The complementary color is #0A1212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120A0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120A0A color

#120A0A rgb(18, 10, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #120A0A is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 44% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#120A0A color codes

HEX	`#120A0A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 10, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 44%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 44%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.32, 2.6, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.32, 2.75, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.413, 0.368, 0.336)`
Decimal	`1182218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120A0A, 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 #120A0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120A0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #120A0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120a0a; }
.text { color: #120a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120a0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 10 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120a0a, #120e0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #120A0A?: #120A0A 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 #120A0A?: The RGB value is 18, 10, 10: 18 red, 10 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120A0A?: The complementary color is #0A1212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120A0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.