What color is #120205?

#120205 is a very dark, vivid red. In RGB it is rgb(18, 2, 5), and in HSL hsl(349, 80%, 4%).

Is #120205 accessible as text?

On white, #120205 has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.04:1 (fails). For text placed on #120205, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #120205?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-950 (#0C090C).

What colors go well with #120205?

#120205 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #02120F. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #120205 below.

Is #120205 good for buttons?

#120205 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #120205 — black text only reaches 1.04:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #120205 the same as CSS black?

No — #120205 is not the CSS named color black, but black (#000000) is the closest CSS named color.

#120205 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #120205

Not just a swatch — here's how #120205 works with other colors. Named schemes with #120205 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #120205 Secondary #7C482A Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #444F39 Anchor #5A2230

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #120205 Secondary #B8622B Accent #7A7641 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2A21

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #120205 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BBAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #120205 Anchor #141210 Accent #D39D4F Secondary #322527 Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #120205 Secondary #2C2325 Support #9B9087 Ink #17140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #120205 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 58/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 14/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 83/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 21/100

Low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 25/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 81/100

Very high

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 14/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 4/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 65/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #120205

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People also use #120205 with

Deep Purple Jet Black Gainsboro Taupe

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 20.3:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EAB2BC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #120402 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #120205 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #120205;
  --color-base-rgb: 18 2 5;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(12.7% 0.037 6.4);
  --color-50: #FEF1F3;
  --color-100: #FCD9E0;
  --color-200: #F7B6C2;
  --color-300: #EB8497;
  --color-400: #DB576F;
  --color-500: #C1344E;
  --color-600: #932F41;
  --color-700: #682733;
  --color-800: #441D24;
  --color-900: #291418;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF1F3',
    100: '#FCD9E0',
    200: '#F7B6C2',
    300: '#EB8497',
    400: '#DB576F',
    500: '#C1344E',
    600: '#932F41',
    700: '#682733',
    800: '#441D24',
    900: '#291418',
  },
}

$base: #120205;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1F3;
$base-100: #FCD9E0;
$base-200: #F7B6C2;
$base-300: #EB8497;
$base-400: #DB576F;
$base-500: #C1344E;
$base-600: #932F41;
$base-700: #682733;
$base-800: #441D24;
$base-900: #291418;
$base-hover: #0F0204;
$base-subtle: #E28999;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#120205",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1F3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FCD9E0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F7B6C2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EB8497",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DB576F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C1344E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#932F41",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#682733",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#441D24",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291418",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #120205

Color Lab

Pairs with #120205

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