What color is #0B0E16?

#0B0E16 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B0E16?

The RGB value is 11, 14, 22: 11 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B0E16?

The complementary color is #16130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B0E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B0E16 color

#0B0E16 rgb(11, 14, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B0E16 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 5.5% green and 8.6% blue (11, 14, 22).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#0B0E16 color codes

HEX	`#0B0E16`
RGB	`rgb(11, 14, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 5.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 36%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4, 0.76, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4, 4.91, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.44, 0.443, 0.821)`
Decimal	`724502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B0E16, 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 #0B0E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B0E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #0B0E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b0e16; }
.text { color: #0b0e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b0e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 14 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b0e16, #0e0b16); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0B0E16?: #0B0E16 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B0E16?: The RGB value is 11, 14, 22: 11 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B0E16?: The complementary color is #16130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B0E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.