What color is #12150F?

#12150F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12150F?

The RGB value is 18, 21, 15: 18 red, 21 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12150F?

The complementary color is #120F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12150F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12150F color

#12150F rgb(18, 21, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #12150F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 8.2% green and 5.9% blue (18, 21, 15).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 17% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#12150F color codes

HEX	`#12150F`
RGB	`rgb(18, 21, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 8.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 17%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 29%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.32, -2.5, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.32, 3.87, 130.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.604, 0.699, 0.555)`
Decimal	`1185039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12150F, 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 #12150F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12150F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #12150F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12150f; }
.text { color: #12150f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12150f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 21 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12150f, #0f150f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #12150F?: #12150F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12150F?: The RGB value is 18, 21, 15: 18 red, 21 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12150F?: The complementary color is #120F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12150F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.