What color is #12120B?

#12120B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12120B?

The RGB value is 18, 18, 11: 18 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12120B?

The complementary color is #0B0B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12120B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12120B color

#12120B rgb(18, 18, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #12120B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.1% green and 4.3% blue (18, 18, 11).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 24% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#12120B color codes

HEX	`#12120B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 18, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 39%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 39%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.29, -1.24, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.29, 3.59, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.526, 0.585, 0.402)`
Decimal	`1184267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12120B, 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 #12120B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12120B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	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 #12120B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12120b; }
.text { color: #12120b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12120b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 18 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12120b, #0f120b); }

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Questions

What color is #12120B?: #12120B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12120B?: The RGB value is 18, 18, 11: 18 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12120B?: The complementary color is #0B0B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12120B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.