What color is #0B1212?

#0B1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1212?

The RGB value is 11, 18, 18: 11 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1212?

The complementary color is #120B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1212 color

#0B1212 rgb(11, 18, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 7.1% green and 7.1% blue (11, 18, 18).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#0B1212 color codes

HEX	`#0B1212`
RGB	`rgb(11, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.94, -2.33, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.94, 2.47, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.463, 0.547, 0.653)`
Decimal	`725522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1212, 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 #0B1212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #0B1212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1212; }
.text { color: #0b1212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1212, #0b0f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B1212?: #0B1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1212?: The RGB value is 11, 18, 18: 11 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1212?: The complementary color is #120B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.