What color is #12180B?

#12180B 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 #12180B?

The RGB value is 18, 24, 11: 18 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12180B?

The complementary color is #110B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12180B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12180B color

#12180B rgb(18, 24, 11)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 9.4% green and 4.3% blue (18, 24, 11).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#12180B color codes

HEX	`#12180B`
RGB	`rgb(18, 24, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 9.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 54%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.28, -5.31, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.28, 8.22, 130.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.636, 0.806, 0.439)`
Decimal	`1185803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12180B, 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 #12180B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12180B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #12180B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12180b; }
.text { color: #12180b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12180b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 24 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12180b, #0b180b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #12180B?: #12180B 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 #12180B?: The RGB value is 18, 24, 11: 18 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12180B?: The complementary color is #110B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12180B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.