What color is #0B1B20?

#0B1B20 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 #0B1B20?

The RGB value is 11, 27, 32: 11 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1B20?

The complementary color is #20100B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1B20 color

#0B1B20 rgb(11, 27, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B1B20 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (11, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#0B1B20 color codes

HEX	`#0B1B20`
RGB	`rgb(11, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 16%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.65, -4.89, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.65, 7.4, 228.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.791, 0.959, 1.51)`
Decimal	`727840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1B20, 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 #0B1B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #0B1B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1b20; }
.text { color: #0b1b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1b20, #0b1120); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B1B20?: #0B1B20 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 #0B1B20?: The RGB value is 11, 27, 32: 11 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1B20?: The complementary color is #20100B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.