#120809

Color #120809

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-950 #0c090c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#120809

RGB

rgb(18, 8, 9)

HSL

hsl(354, 38.5%, 5.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354, 55.6%, 7.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 50%, 92.9%)

LAB

lab(2.91, 3.26, 0.72)

LCH

lch(2.91, 3.34, 12.45)

OKLCH

oklch(15%, 0.0183, 12.29)

HWB

hwb(354, 3.1%, 92.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#081211

Analogous

#12080e

#120809

#120c08

Triadic

#120809

#091208

#080912

Split-complementary

#120809

#08120c

#080e12

Tetradic

#120809

#121108

#081211

#080912

Square

#120809

#0e1208

#081211

#0c0812

Shades

Color #120809 mixed toward black.

#0f0707

#0c0506

#090404

#060303

#030101

Tints

Color #120809 mixed toward white.

#4a2125

#823a41

#b55761

#cd8f95

#e6c7ca

Tones

Color #120809 mixed toward gray.

#11090a

#100a0a

#100b0b

#0f0b0c

#0e0c0c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.06:1

White text reads better on this background (19.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0e0e09 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#0f0f09 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#120909 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#0b0b0b · ΔE 4.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #120809;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#120809]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#120809 (#120809) is rgb(18, 8, 9) in RGB.

No, #120809 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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