What color is #120E3E?

#120E3E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120E3E?

The RGB value is 18, 14, 62: 18 red, 14 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120E3E?

The complementary color is #3A3E0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120E3E color

#120E3E rgb(18, 14, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #120E3E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.5% green and 24.3% blue (18, 14, 62).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 63% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#120E3E color codes

HEX	`#120E3E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 14, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 63%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 77%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 77%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.14, 19.09, -29.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.14, 35.53, 302.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.276, 0.79, 4.642)`
Decimal	`1183294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120E3E, 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 #120E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #120E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120e3e; }
.text { color: #120e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 14 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120e3e, #2a0e3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #120E3E?: #120E3E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120E3E?: The RGB value is 18, 14, 62: 18 red, 14 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120E3E?: The complementary color is #3A3E0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.