What color is #18120F?

#18120F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18120F?

The RGB value is 24, 18, 15: 24 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18120F?

The complementary color is #0F1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18120F?

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.

#18120F color

#18120F rgb(24, 18, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #18120F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 7.1% green and 5.9% blue (24, 18, 15).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#18120F color codes

HEX	`#18120F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 18, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 7.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.97, 2.08, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.97, 3.27, 50.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.679, 0.661, 0.544)`
Decimal	`1577487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18120F, 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 #18120F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18120F 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 #18120F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18120f; }
.text { color: #18120f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18120f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 18 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18120f, #18170f); }

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Questions

What color is #18120F?: #18120F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18120F?: The RGB value is 24, 18, 15: 24 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18120F?: The complementary color is #0F1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18120F?: 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.