What color is #020B0B?

#020B0B is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020B0B?

The RGB value is 2, 11, 11: 2 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020B0B?

The complementary color is #0B0202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020B0B color

#020B0B rgb(2, 11, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #020B0B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (2, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 69% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.9:1).

#020B0B color codes

HEX	`#020B0B`
RGB	`rgb(2, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 69%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 82%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.5, -2.36, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.5, 2.5, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.205, 0.276, 0.359)`
Decimal	`133899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020B0B, 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 #020B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #020B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020b0b; }
.text { color: #020b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020b0b, #02070b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020B0B?: #020B0B is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020B0B?: The RGB value is 2, 11, 11: 2 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020B0B?: The complementary color is #0B0202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.