What color is #12101B?

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

What is the RGB value of #12101B?

The RGB value is 18, 16, 27: 18 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12101B?

The complementary color is #191B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12101B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12101B color

#12101B rgb(18, 16, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #12101B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.3% green and 10.6% blue (18, 16, 27).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 26% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#12101B color codes

HEX	`#12101B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 16, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 26%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 41%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.22, 3.39, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.22, 7.63, 296.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.633, 0.578, 1.115)`
Decimal	`1183771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12101B, 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 #12101B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12101B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	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 #12101B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12101b; }
.text { color: #12101b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12101b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 16 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12101b, #17101b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #12101B?: #12101B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12101B?: The RGB value is 18, 16, 27: 18 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12101B?: The complementary color is #191B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12101B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.