What color is #120F22?

#120F22 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120F22?

The RGB value is 18, 15, 34: 18 red, 15 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120F22?

The complementary color is #1F220F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120F22 color

#120F22 rgb(18, 15, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #120F22 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.9% green and 13.3% blue (18, 15, 34).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 39% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#120F22 color codes

HEX	`#120F22`
RGB	`rgb(18, 15, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 39%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 56%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 56%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.29, 6.24, -12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.29, 13.67, 297.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.709, 0.586, 1.589)`
Decimal	`1183522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120F22, 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 #120F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	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 #120F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120f22; }
.text { color: #120f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 15 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120f22, #1c0f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #120F22?: #120F22 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120F22?: The RGB value is 18, 15, 34: 18 red, 15 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120F22?: The complementary color is #1F220F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.