What color is #0B2219?

#0B2219 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2219?

The RGB value is 11, 34, 25: 11 red, 34 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2219?

The complementary color is #220B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2219 color

#0B2219 rgb(11, 34, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B2219 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 13.3% green and 9.8% blue (11, 34, 25).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 51% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#0B2219 color codes

HEX	`#0B2219`
RGB	`rgb(11, 34, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 13.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 51%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 68%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 26%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.17, -11.92, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.17, 12.38, 164.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.885, 1.285, 1.121)`
Decimal	`729625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2219, 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 #0B2219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #0B2219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2219; }
.text { color: #0b2219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 34 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2219, #0b2022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #0B2219?: #0B2219 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2219?: The RGB value is 11, 34, 25: 11 red, 34 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2219?: The complementary color is #220B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.