What color is #0B1418?

#0B1418 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1418?

The RGB value is 11, 20, 24: 11 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1418?

The complementary color is #180F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1418 color

#0B1418 rgb(11, 20, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1418 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 7.8% green and 9.4% blue (11, 20, 24).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#0B1418 color codes

HEX	`#0B1418`
RGB	`rgb(11, 20, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 7.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 17%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.76, -2.16, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.76, 4.35, 240.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.553, 0.637, 0.958)`
Decimal	`726040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1418, 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 #0B1418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #0B1418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1418; }
.text { color: #0b1418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 20 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1418, #0b0e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B1418?: #0B1418 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1418?: The RGB value is 11, 20, 24: 11 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1418?: The complementary color is #180F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.