What color is #120F03?

#120F03 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120F03?

The RGB value is 18, 15, 3: 18 red, 15 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120F03?

The complementary color is #030612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120F03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120F03 color

#120F03 rgb(18, 15, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #120F03 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.9% green and 1.2% blue (18, 15, 3).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 71% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 83% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#120F03 color codes

HEX	`#120F03`
RGB	`rgb(18, 15, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 71%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 83%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 83%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.31, -0.68, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.31, 5.25, 97.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.437, 0.477, 0.155)`
Decimal	`1183491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120F03, 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 #120F03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120F03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	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 #120F03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120f03; }
.text { color: #120f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120f03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 15 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120f03, #0d1203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #120F03?: #120F03 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120F03?: The RGB value is 18, 15, 3: 18 red, 15 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120F03?: The complementary color is #030612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120F03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.