What color is #120C06?

#120C06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120C06?

The RGB value is 18, 12, 6: 18 red, 12 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120C06?

The complementary color is #060C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120C06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120C06 color

#120C06 rgb(18, 12, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #120C06 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.7% green and 2.4% blue (18, 12, 6).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 67% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.43:1).

#120C06 color codes

HEX	`#120C06`
RGB	`rgb(18, 12, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.66, 1.19, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.66, 3.26, 68.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.414, 0.405, 0.229)`
Decimal	`1182726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120C06, 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 #120C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.43:1	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 #120C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120c06; }
.text { color: #120c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 12 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120c06, #121206); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120C06?: #120C06 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120C06?: The RGB value is 18, 12, 6: 18 red, 12 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120C06?: The complementary color is #060C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120C06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.