What color is #0B111F?

#0B111F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B111F?

The RGB value is 11, 17, 31: 11 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B111F?

The complementary color is #1F190B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B111F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B111F color

#0B111F rgb(11, 17, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B111F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 6.7% green and 12.2% blue (11, 17, 31).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 48% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#0B111F color codes

HEX	`#0B111F`
RGB	`rgb(11, 17, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 6.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 48%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 65%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 45%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.16, 1.76, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.16, 10.25, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.586, 0.571, 1.375)`
Decimal	`725279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B111F, 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 #0B111F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B111F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	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 #0B111F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b111f; }
.text { color: #0b111f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b111f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 17 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b111f, #0f0b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0B111F?: #0B111F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B111F?: The RGB value is 11, 17, 31: 11 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B111F?: The complementary color is #1F190B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B111F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.