What color is #120F39?

#120F39 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 #120F39?

The RGB value is 18, 15, 57: 18 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120F39?

The complementary color is #36390F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120F39 color

#120F39 rgb(18, 15, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #120F39 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 5.9% green and 22.4% blue (18, 15, 57).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#120F39 color codes

HEX	`#120F39`
RGB	`rgb(18, 15, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 5.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 74%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.92, 16.3, -26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.92, 31.31, 301.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 0.766, 3.957)`
Decimal	`1183545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120F39, 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 #120F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #120F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120f39; }
.text { color: #120f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 15 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120f39, #270f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #120F39?: #120F39 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 #120F39?: The RGB value is 18, 15, 57: 18 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120F39?: The complementary color is #36390F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.