What color is #120E11?

#120E11 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E11?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 17: 18 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E11?

The complementary color is #0E120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E11 color

#120E11 rgb(18, 14, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E11 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 6.7% blue (18, 14, 17).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 13% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 6% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#120E11 color codes

HEX	`#120E11`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 13%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 22%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 6%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.36, 1.98, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.36, 2.23, 333.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.508, 0.483, 0.597)`
Decimal	`1183249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E11, 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 #120E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	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 #120E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e11; }
.text { color: #120e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e11, #120e0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #120E11?: #120E11 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E11?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 17: 18 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E11?: The complementary color is #0E120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.