What color is #121107?

#121107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #121107?

The RGB value is 18, 17, 7: 18 red, 17 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #121107?

The complementary color is #070812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #121107?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#121107 color

#121107 rgb(18, 17, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #121107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 6.7% green and 2.7% blue (18, 17, 7).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 44% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 61% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#121107 color codes

HEX	`#121107`
RGB	`rgb(18, 17, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 6.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 44%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 61%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 61%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.92, -1.21, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.92, 4.64, 105.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.488, 0.545, 0.28)`
Decimal	`1184007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #121107, 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 #121107	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#121107 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	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 #121107 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #121107; }
.text { color: #121107; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121107; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 17 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #121107, #0d1207); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #121107?: #121107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #121107?: The RGB value is 18, 17, 7: 18 red, 17 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #121107?: The complementary color is #070812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #121107?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.