What color is #120C19?

#120C19 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 #120C19?

The RGB value is 18, 12, 25: 18 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120C19?

The complementary color is #13190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120C19 color

#120C19 rgb(18, 12, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #120C19 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.7% green and 9.8% blue (18, 12, 25).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#120C19 color codes

HEX	`#120C19`
RGB	`rgb(18, 12, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 52%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 52%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.17, 4.81, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.17, 8.34, 305.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.556, 0.462, 0.979)`
Decimal	`1182745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120C19, 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 #120C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #120C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120c19; }
.text { color: #120c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 12 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120c19, #180c19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #120C19?: #120C19 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 #120C19?: The RGB value is 18, 12, 25: 18 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120C19?: The complementary color is #13190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.