What color is #12101A?

#12101A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12101A?

The RGB value is 18, 16, 26: 18 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12101A?

The complementary color is #181A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12101A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12101A color

#12101A rgb(18, 16, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #12101A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.3% green and 10.2% blue (18, 16, 26).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#12101A color codes

HEX	`#12101A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 16, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.18, 3.11, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.18, 6.86, 296.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.621, 0.574, 1.055)`
Decimal	`1183770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12101A, 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 #12101A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12101A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #12101A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12101a; }
.text { color: #12101a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12101a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 16 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12101a, #17101a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #12101A?: #12101A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12101A?: The RGB value is 18, 16, 26: 18 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12101A?: The complementary color is #181A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12101A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.