What color is #0B0505?

#0B0505 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B0505?

The RGB value is 11, 5, 5: 11 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B0505?

The complementary color is #050B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B0505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B0505 color

#0B0505 rgb(11, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B0505 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 2% green and 2% blue (11, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 38% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 55% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.23:1).

#0B0505 color codes

HEX	`#0B0505`
RGB	`rgb(11, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 38%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 55%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.72, 1.58, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.72, 1.67, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.22, 0.191, 0.169)`
Decimal	`722181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B0505, 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 #0B0505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B0505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #0B0505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b0505; }
.text { color: #0b0505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b0505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b0505, #0b0805); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B0505?: #0B0505 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B0505?: The RGB value is 11, 5, 5: 11 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B0505?: The complementary color is #050B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B0505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.