What color is #120E05?

#120E05 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E05?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 5: 18 red, 14 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E05?

The complementary color is #050912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E05 color

#120E05 rgb(18, 14, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E05 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 2% blue (18, 14, 5).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 57% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 72% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#120E05 color codes

HEX	`#120E05`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 57%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 72%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 72%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.1, 0.11, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.1, 4.09, 88.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.434, 0.454, 0.208)`
Decimal	`1183237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E05, 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 #120E05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #120E05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e05; }
.text { color: #120e05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e05, #0f1205); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120E05?: #120E05 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E05?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 5: 18 red, 14 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E05?: The complementary color is #050912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.