What color is #0B121B?

#0B121B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B121B?

The RGB value is 11, 18, 27: 11 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B121B?

The complementary color is #1B140B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B121B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B121B color

#0B121B rgb(11, 18, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B121B is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 7.1% green and 10.6% blue (11, 18, 27).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 42% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#0B121B color codes

HEX	`#0B121B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 18, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 7.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 42%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 59%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 33%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.26, -0.08, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.26, 6.83, 269.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.552, 0.583, 1.12)`
Decimal	`725531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B121B, 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 #0B121B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B121B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #0B121B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b121b; }
.text { color: #0b121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b121b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 18 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b121b, #0c0b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B121B?: #0B121B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B121B?: The RGB value is 11, 18, 27: 11 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B121B?: The complementary color is #1B140B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B121B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.