What color is #120E00?

#120E00 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E00?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 0: 18 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E00?

The complementary color is #000412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E00 color

#120E00 rgb(18, 14, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E00 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 0% blue (18, 14, 0).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 100% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#120E00 color codes

HEX	`#120E00`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 100%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4, -0.58, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4, 6.01, 95.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.407, 0.443, 0.064)`
Decimal	`1183232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E00, 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 #120E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #120E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e00; }
.text { color: #120e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e00, #0d1200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120E00?: #120E00 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E00?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 0: 18 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E00?: The complementary color is #000412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.