What color is #120D17?

#120D17 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120D17?

The RGB value is 18, 13, 23: 18 red, 13 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120D17?

The complementary color is #12170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120D17 color

#120D17 rgb(18, 13, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #120D17 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.1% green and 9% blue (18, 13, 23).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 28% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#120D17 color codes

HEX	`#120D17`
RGB	`rgb(18, 13, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 28%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 43%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 43%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.32, 3.83, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.32, 6.34, 307.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.548, 0.478, 0.874)`
Decimal	`1182999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120D17, 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 #120D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #120D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120d17; }
.text { color: #120d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 13 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120d17, #170d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #120D17?: #120D17 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120D17?: The RGB value is 18, 13, 23: 18 red, 13 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120D17?: The complementary color is #12170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.