What color is #120A17?

#120A17 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120A17?

The RGB value is 18, 10, 23: 18 red, 10 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120A17?

The complementary color is #0F170A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120A17 color

#120A17 rgb(18, 10, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #120A17 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.9% green and 9% blue (18, 10, 23).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#120A17 color codes

HEX	`#120A17`
RGB	`rgb(18, 10, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 57%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.68, 5.13, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.68, 7.88, 310.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.513, 0.408, 0.862)`
Decimal	`1182231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120A17, 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 #120A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #120A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120a17; }
.text { color: #120a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 10 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120a17, #170a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #120A17?: #120A17 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120A17?: The RGB value is 18, 10, 23: 18 red, 10 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120A17?: The complementary color is #0F170A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.