What color is #001B0E?

#001B0E is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001B0E?

The RGB value is 0, 27, 14: 0 red, 27 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001B0E?

The complementary color is #1B000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001B0E color

#001B0E rgb(0, 27, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #001B0E is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.6% green and 5.5% blue (0, 27, 14).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#001B0E color codes

HEX	`#001B0E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 27, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 48%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.37, -12.45, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.37, 13.37, 158.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.471, 0.816, 0.548)`
Decimal	`6926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001B0E, 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 #001B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #001B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001b0e; }
.text { color: #001b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 27 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001b0e, #001b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001B0E?: #001B0E is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001B0E?: The RGB value is 0, 27, 14: 0 red, 27 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001B0E?: The complementary color is #1B000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.