What color is #0B1117?

#0B1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1117?

The RGB value is 11, 17, 23: 11 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1117?

The complementary color is #17110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1117 color

#0B1117 rgb(11, 17, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 6.7% green and 9% blue (11, 17, 23).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.97:1).

#0B1117 color codes

HEX	`#0B1117`
RGB	`rgb(11, 17, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 6.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 52%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 26%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.82, -0.59, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.82, 4.42, 262.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.493, 0.534, 0.888)`
Decimal	`725271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1117, 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 #0B1117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #0B1117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1117; }
.text { color: #0b1117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 17 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1117, #0b0b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B1117?: #0B1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1117?: The RGB value is 11, 17, 23: 11 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1117?: The complementary color is #17110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.