What color is #120A22?

#120A22 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 #120A22?

The RGB value is 18, 10, 34: 18 red, 10 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120A22?

The complementary color is #1A220A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120A22 color

#120A22 rgb(18, 10, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #120A22 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 3.9% green and 13.3% blue (18, 10, 34).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 55% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

#120A22 color codes

HEX	`#120A22`
RGB	`rgb(18, 10, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 3.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 55%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 71%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 71%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.17, 8.53, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.17, 16.3, 301.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.647, 0.461, 1.568)`
Decimal	`1182242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120A22, 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 #120A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	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 #120A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120a22; }
.text { color: #120a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 10 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120a22, #1e0a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120A22?: #120A22 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 #120A22?: The RGB value is 18, 10, 34: 18 red, 10 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120A22?: The complementary color is #1A220A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.