What color is #0B1700?

#0B1700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1700?

The RGB value is 11, 23, 0: 11 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1700?

The complementary color is #0C0017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1700 color

#0B1700 rgb(11, 23, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1700 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 9% green and 0% blue (11, 23, 0).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#0B1700 color codes

HEX	`#0B1700`
RGB	`rgb(11, 23, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.18, -8.42, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.18, 12.4, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.444, 0.684, 0.109)`
Decimal	`726784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1700, 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 #0B1700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #0B1700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1700; }
.text { color: #0b1700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 23 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1700, #001701); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0B1700?: #0B1700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1700?: The RGB value is 11, 23, 0: 11 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1700?: The complementary color is #0C0017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.