What color is #0B160B?

#0B160B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B160B?

The RGB value is 11, 22, 11: 11 red, 22 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B160B?

The complementary color is #160B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B160B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B160B color

#0B160B rgb(11, 22, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B160B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 8.6% green and 4.3% blue (11, 22, 11).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#0B160B color codes

HEX	`#0B160B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 22, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 8.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 50%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.04, -6.17, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.04, 7.59, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.485, 0.669, 0.42)`
Decimal	`726539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B160B, 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 #0B160B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B160B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #0B160B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b160b; }
.text { color: #0b160b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b160b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 22 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b160b, #0b1610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0B160B?: #0B160B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B160B?: The RGB value is 11, 22, 11: 11 red, 22 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B160B?: The complementary color is #160B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B160B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.