What color is #120C31?

#120C31 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120C31?

The RGB value is 18, 12, 49: 18 red, 12 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120C31?

The complementary color is #2B310C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120C31 color

#120C31 rgb(18, 12, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #120C31 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.7% green and 19.2% blue (18, 12, 49).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#120C31 color codes

HEX	`#120C31`
RGB	`rgb(18, 12, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 76%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.54, 14.3, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.54, 27.16, 301.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.935, 0.613, 2.974)`
Decimal	`1182769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120C31, 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 #120C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #120C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120c31; }
.text { color: #120c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 12 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120c31, #250c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120C31?: #120C31 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120C31?: The RGB value is 18, 12, 49: 18 red, 12 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120C31?: The complementary color is #2B310C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.