What color is #0F0F0F?

#0F0F0F is a black known as Off Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Off Black?

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

What is the complementary color of Off Black?

The complementary color is #0F0F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Off Black color: hex code #0F0F0F

#0F0F0F rgb(15, 15, 15)

Shades of black

Off Black has the hex code #0F0F0F. It is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

Off Black (#0F0F0F) color codes

HEX	`#0F0F0F`
RGB	`rgb(15, 15, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 5.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.32, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.32, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.454, 0.478, 0.52)`
Decimal	`986895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Off Black, 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 #0F0F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #0F0F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0f0f; }
.text { color: #0f0f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 15 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0f0f, #0f0f0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0F0F0F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0F0F0F?: #0F0F0F is a black known as Off Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Off Black?: The RGB value is 15, 15, 15: 15 red, 15 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Off Black?: The complementary color is #0F0F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.