Information about #120E2A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#120E2A is a clearly saturated classic blue that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from I am Core Group International (#151529). Slightly further away sit Elderberry (#17182B) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).
The recipe behind #120E2A is rgb(18, 14, 42), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #120E2A: 18.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#120E2A color variations
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#120E2A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#120E2A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#120E2A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#120E2A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#120E2A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #120E2A color
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Nearest named colors to #120E2A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#151529
#17182B
#0B1021
#17111D
#181B26
#16161D
#11171D
#1D111D
#021224
#1A1A1D
#0E001D
#111D1D
#120E2A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#120E2A
- RGB18, 14, 42
- CMYK9, 11, 0, 84
- CSSrgb(18, 14, 42)
- HSL249°, 50%, 11%
- HSL Precise248.571°, 50%, 10.98%
- HSV249°, 67%, 16%
- HSB249°, 67%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.055, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.055, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.055, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID120E2A
- DECIMAL ID1183274
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
