What color is #120D0A?

#120D0A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120D0A?

The RGB value is 18, 13, 10: 18 red, 13 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120D0A?

The complementary color is #0A0F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120D0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120D0A color

#120D0A rgb(18, 13, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #120D0A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.1% green and 3.9% blue (18, 13, 10).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 29% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.31:1).

#120D0A color codes

HEX	`#120D0A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 13, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.1%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 29%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 44%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.96, 1.29, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.96, 2.25, 55.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.448, 0.438, 0.348)`
Decimal	`1182986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120D0A, 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 #120D0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120D0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.31:1	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 #120D0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120d0a; }
.text { color: #120d0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120d0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 13 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120d0a, #12110a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120D0A?: #120D0A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120D0A?: The RGB value is 18, 13, 10: 18 red, 13 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120D0A?: The complementary color is #0A0F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120D0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.