What color is #120E01?

#120E01 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E01?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 1: 18 red, 14 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E01?

The complementary color is #010512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E01 color

#120E01 rgb(18, 14, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E01 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 0.4% blue (18, 14, 1).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 94% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#120E01 color codes

HEX	`#120E01`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 94%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.02, -0.44, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.02, 5.62, 94.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.412, 0.445, 0.093)`
Decimal	`1183233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E01, 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 #120E01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	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 #120E01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e01; }
.text { color: #120e01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e01, #0e1201); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120E01?: #120E01 is a black, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E01?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 1: 18 red, 14 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E01?: The complementary color is #010512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.