What color is #120E2B?

#120E2B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E2B?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 43: 18 red, 14 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E2B?

The complementary color is #272B0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E2B color

#120E2B rgb(18, 14, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E2B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 16.9% blue (18, 14, 43).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 51% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#120E2B color codes

HEX	`#120E2B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 51%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 67%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 67%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.57, 10.48, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.57, 21.32, 299.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.842, 0.617, 2.36)`
Decimal	`1183275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E2B, 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 #120E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #120E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e2b; }
.text { color: #120e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e2b, #210e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120E2B?: #120E2B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E2B?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 43: 18 red, 14 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E2B?: The complementary color is #272B0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.