What color is #121006?

#121006 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 #121006?

The RGB value is 18, 16, 6: 18 red, 16 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121006?

The complementary color is #060812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121006 color

#121006 rgb(18, 16, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #121006 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.3% green and 2.4% blue (18, 16, 6).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 67% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#121006 color codes

HEX	`#121006`
RGB	`rgb(18, 16, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.3%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 67%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 67%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.63, -0.79, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.63, 4.52, 100.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.468, 0.512, 0.247)`
Decimal	`1183750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121006, 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 #121006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #121006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121006; }
.text { color: #121006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 16 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121006, #0e1206); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #121006?: #121006 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 #121006?: The RGB value is 18, 16, 6: 18 red, 16 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121006?: The complementary color is #060812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.