What color is #120C10?

#120C10 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120C10?

The RGB value is 18, 12, 16: 18 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120C10?

The complementary color is #0C120E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120C10 color

#120C10 rgb(18, 12, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #120C10 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.7% green and 6.3% blue (18, 12, 16).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#120C10 color codes

HEX	`#120C10`
RGB	`rgb(18, 12, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 33%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.87, 2.73, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.87, 2.97, 337.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.474, 0.429, 0.548)`
Decimal	`1182736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120C10, 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 #120C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #120C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120c10; }
.text { color: #120c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 12 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120c10, #120c0d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #120C10?: #120C10 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120C10?: The RGB value is 18, 12, 16: 18 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120C10?: The complementary color is #0C120E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.