What color is #0B2016?

#0B2016 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2016?

The RGB value is 11, 32, 22: 11 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2016?

The complementary color is #200B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2016 color

#0B2016 rgb(11, 32, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B2016 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 12.5% green and 8.6% blue (11, 32, 22).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#0B2016 color codes

HEX	`#0B2016`
RGB	`rgb(11, 32, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 12.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 31%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.27, -11.54, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.27, 12.3, 159.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.799, 1.162, 0.941)`
Decimal	`729110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2016, 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 #0B2016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #0B2016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2016; }
.text { color: #0b2016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 32 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2016, #0b1f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #0B2016?: #0B2016 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2016?: The RGB value is 11, 32, 22: 11 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2016?: The complementary color is #200B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.