What color is #12140E?

#12140E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12140E?

The RGB value is 18, 20, 14: 18 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12140E?

The complementary color is #100E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12140E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12140E color

#12140E rgb(18, 20, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #12140E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 7.8% green and 5.5% blue (18, 20, 14).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#12140E color codes

HEX	`#12140E`
RGB	`rgb(18, 20, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 7.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 30%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.97, -2.01, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.97, 3.58, 124.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.579, 0.661, 0.512)`
Decimal	`1184782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12140E, 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 #12140E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12140E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #12140E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12140e; }
.text { color: #12140e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12140e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 20 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12140e, #0f140e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #12140E?: #12140E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12140E?: The RGB value is 18, 20, 14: 18 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12140E?: The complementary color is #100E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12140E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.