What color is #0B2328?

#0B2328 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2328?

The RGB value is 11, 35, 40: 11 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2328?

The complementary color is #28100B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2328 color

#0B2328 rgb(11, 35, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B2328 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 13.7% green and 15.7% blue (11, 35, 40).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 57% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#0B2328 color codes

HEX	`#0B2328`
RGB	`rgb(11, 35, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 13.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 57%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 13%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.13, -7.41, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.13, 9.64, 219.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.122, 1.426, 2.223)`
Decimal	`729896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2328, 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 #0B2328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #0B2328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2328; }
.text { color: #0b2328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 35 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2328, #0b1428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0B2328?: #0B2328 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2328?: The RGB value is 11, 35, 40: 11 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2328?: The complementary color is #28100B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.