What color is #0B1005?

#0B1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1005?

The RGB value is 11, 16, 5: 11 red, 16 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1005?

The complementary color is #0A0510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1005 color

#0B1005 rgb(11, 16, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 6.3% green and 2% blue (11, 16, 5).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#0B1005 color codes

HEX	`#0B1005`
RGB	`rgb(11, 16, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 6.3%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 69%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.09, -3.26, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.09, 5.17, 129.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.351, 0.453, 0.212)`
Decimal	`724997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1005, 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 #0B1005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #0B1005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1005; }
.text { color: #0b1005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 16 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1005, #061005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0B1005?: #0B1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1005?: The RGB value is 11, 16, 5: 11 red, 16 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1005?: The complementary color is #0A0510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.