What color is #12180A?

#12180A 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 #12180A?

The RGB value is 18, 24, 10: 18 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12180A?

The complementary color is #100A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12180A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12180A color

#12180A rgb(18, 24, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #12180A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.4% green and 3.9% blue (18, 24, 10).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 41% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#12180A color codes

HEX	`#12180A`
RGB	`rgb(18, 24, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 41%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 58%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 58%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.26, -5.45, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.26, 8.61, 129.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.631, 0.804, 0.409)`
Decimal	`1185802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12180A, 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 #12180A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12180A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #12180A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12180a; }
.text { color: #12180a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12180a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 24 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12180a, #0b180a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #12180A?: #12180A 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 #12180A?: The RGB value is 18, 24, 10: 18 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12180A?: The complementary color is #100A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12180A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.