What color is #121011?

#121011 is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121011?

The RGB value is 18, 16, 17: 18 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121011?

The complementary color is #101211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121011 color

#121011 rgb(18, 16, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #121011 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.3% green and 6.7% blue (18, 16, 17).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#121011 color codes

HEX	`#121011`
RGB	`rgb(18, 16, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.87, 0.94, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.87, 0.98, 344.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.536, 0.54, 0.606)`
Decimal	`1183761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121011, 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 #121011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #121011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121011; }
.text { color: #121011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 16 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121011, #121010); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #121011?: #121011 is a black, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121011?: The RGB value is 18, 16, 17: 18 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121011?: The complementary color is #101211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.