What color is #0F282F?

#0F282F is a very dark, moderate cyan known as Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Box?

The RGB value is 15, 40, 47: 15 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Box?

The complementary color is #2F160F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F282F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Box color: hex code #0F282F

#0F282F rgb(15, 40, 47)

Shades of black

Black Box has the hex code #0F282F. It is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 15.7% green and 18.4% blue (15, 40, 47).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 52% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

Black Box (#0F282F) color codes

HEX	`#0F282F`
RGB	`rgb(15, 40, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 15.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 52%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 68%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 15%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.54, -7.09, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.54, 10.33, 226.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.469, 1.824, 2.963)`
Decimal	`993327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Box, 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 #0F282F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F282F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #0F282F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f282f; }
.text { color: #0f282f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f282f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 40 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f282f, #0f182f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

See #0F282F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0F282F?: #0F282F is a very dark, moderate cyan known as Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Box?: The RGB value is 15, 40, 47: 15 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Box?: The complementary color is #2F160F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F282F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.