What color is #12101C?

#12101C 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 #12101C?

The RGB value is 18, 16, 28: 18 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12101C?

The complementary color is #1A1C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12101C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12101C color

#12101C rgb(18, 16, 28)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.3% green and 11% blue (18, 16, 28).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 27% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#12101C color codes

HEX	`#12101C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 16, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 27%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 43%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.27, 3.69, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.27, 8.41, 296.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.644, 0.583, 1.177)`
Decimal	`1183772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12101C, 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 #12101C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12101C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #12101C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12101c; }
.text { color: #12101c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12101c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 16 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12101c, #18101c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #12101C?: #12101C 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 #12101C?: The RGB value is 18, 16, 28: 18 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12101C?: The complementary color is #1A1C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12101C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.