#12002B · near Obsidian

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#12002B (RGB 18, 0, 43) is a dark, moderately saturated black, closest to Obsidian and near Licorice and Ink. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #12002B a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 16% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 297°.

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HEX#12002B
RGBrgb(18, 0, 43)
HSLhsl(265, 100%, 8%)
CMYK58, 100, 0, 83
CSS var--obsidian
Contrast19.8:1 white · 1.06:1 black

Similar named colors

Obsidian #0B0B0BLicorice #1A1110Ink #0B1E33Raisin #242124Space #1D2951

How to use #12002B

White text passes WCAG AA on #12002B (19.8:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #12002B with its analogous neighbors #000329 and #250029; for contrast use its complement #182900 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--obsidian: #12002B;

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#12002B hex color card: near Obsidian, RGB 18, 0, 43
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Shades & tints

#040009#070011#0B001A#0E0022#12002B#413355#716680#A099AA#D0CCD5

Color harmonies for #12002B

Complementary

#12002B#182900

Analogous

#12002B#000329#250029

Triadic

#12002B#291100#002911

Split complementary

#12002B#292500#032900

Tetradic

#12002B#290003#182900#002925

Palettes with #12002B