What color is #120B0C?

#120B0C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120B0C?

The RGB value is 18, 11, 12: 18 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120B0C?

The complementary color is #0B1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120B0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120B0C color

#120B0C rgb(18, 11, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #120B0C is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.3% green and 4.7% blue (18, 11, 12).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 33% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#120B0C color codes

HEX	`#120B0C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 11, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 39%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 33%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.56, 2.48, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.56, 2.51, 9.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.435, 0.395, 0.401)`
Decimal	`1182476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120B0C, 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 #120B0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120B0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	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 #120B0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120b0c; }
.text { color: #120b0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120b0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 11 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120b0c, #120e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #120B0C?: #120B0C is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120B0C?: The RGB value is 18, 11, 12: 18 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120B0C?: The complementary color is #0B1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120B0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.