What color is #011C0F?

#011C0F 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 #011C0F?

The RGB value is 1, 28, 15: 1 red, 28 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011C0F?

The complementary color is #1C010E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011C0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011C0F color

#011C0F rgb(1, 28, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #011C0F is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 11% green and 5.9% blue (1, 28, 15).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#011C0F color codes

HEX	`#011C0F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 28, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 11%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 0%, 46%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.87, -12.87, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.87, 13.84, 158.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.514, 0.871, 0.593)`
Decimal	`72719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011C0F, 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 #011C0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011C0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #011C0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011c0f; }
.text { color: #011c0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011c0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 28 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011c0f, #011c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #011C0F?: #011C0F 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 #011C0F?: The RGB value is 1, 28, 15: 1 red, 28 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011C0F?: The complementary color is #1C010E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011C0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.