What color is #12160D?

#12160D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12160D?

The RGB value is 18, 22, 13: 18 red, 22 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12160D?

The complementary color is #110D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12160D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12160D color

#12160D rgb(18, 22, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #12160D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 8.6% green and 5.1% blue (18, 22, 13).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 26% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#12160D color codes

HEX	`#12160D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 22, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 8.6%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 26%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 41%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 41%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.61, -3.53, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.61, 5.63, 128.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.609, 0.731, 0.49)`
Decimal	`1185293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12160D, 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 #12160D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12160D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #12160D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12160d; }
.text { color: #12160d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12160d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 22 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12160d, #0d160d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #12160D?: #12160D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12160D?: The RGB value is 18, 22, 13: 18 red, 22 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12160D?: The complementary color is #110D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12160D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.