What color is #0B2120?

#0B2120 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2120?

The RGB value is 11, 33, 32: 11 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2120?

The complementary color is #210B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2120 color

#0B2120 rgb(11, 33, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B2120 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 12.9% green and 12.5% blue (11, 33, 32).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#0B2120 color codes

HEX	`#0B2120`
RGB	`rgb(11, 33, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 12.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 67%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.01, -9.02, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.01, 9.24, 192.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.942, 1.263, 1.56)`
Decimal	`729376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2120, 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 #0B2120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #0B2120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2120; }
.text { color: #0b2120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 33 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2120, #0b1721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0B2120?: #0B2120 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2120?: The RGB value is 11, 33, 32: 11 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2120?: The complementary color is #210B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.