What color is #0B1B1A?

#0B1B1A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1B1A?

The RGB value is 11, 27, 26: 11 red, 27 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1B1A?

The complementary color is #1B0B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1B1A color

#0B1B1A rgb(11, 27, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1B1A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 10.6% green and 10.2% blue (11, 27, 26).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 42% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#0B1B1A color codes

HEX	`#0B1B1A`
RGB	`rgb(11, 27, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 10.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 42%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 59%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 4%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.39, -6.82, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.39, 6.97, 191.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.716, 0.93, 1.119)`
Decimal	`727834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1B1A, 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 #0B1B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #0B1B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1b1a; }
.text { color: #0b1b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 27 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1b1a, #0b141b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0B1B1A?: #0B1B1A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1B1A?: The RGB value is 11, 27, 26: 11 red, 27 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1B1A?: The complementary color is #1B0B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.