What color is #0B0B0B?

#0B0B0B is a black known as Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raven?

The RGB value is 11, 11, 11: 11 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raven?

The complementary color is #0B0B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B0B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raven color: hex code #0B0B0B

#0B0B0B rgb(11, 11, 11)

Shades of black

Raven has the hex code #0B0B0B. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (11, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

Raven (#0B0B0B) color codes

HEX	`#0B0B0B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.02, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.02, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.318, 0.335, 0.364)`
Decimal	`723723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raven, 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 #0B0B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B0B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #0B0B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b0b0b; }
.text { color: #0b0b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b0b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b0b0b, #0b0b0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0B0B0B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0B0B0B?: #0B0B0B is a black known as Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raven?: The RGB value is 11, 11, 11: 11 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raven?: The complementary color is #0B0B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B0B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.