What color is #0D1525?

#0D1525 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D1525?

The RGB value is 13, 21, 37: 13 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D1525?

The complementary color is #251D0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D1525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D1525 color

#0D1525 rgb(13, 21, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D1525 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 8.2% green and 14.5% blue (13, 21, 37).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 48% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#0D1525 color codes

HEX	`#0D1525`
RGB	`rgb(13, 21, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 8.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 48%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 65%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 43%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 2.05, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 12.29, 279.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.768, 0.755, 1.855)`
Decimal	`857381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D1525, 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 #0D1525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D1525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #0D1525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d1525; }
.text { color: #0d1525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d1525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 21 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d1525, #110d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0D1525?: #0D1525 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D1525?: The RGB value is 13, 21, 37: 13 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D1525?: The complementary color is #251D0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D1525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.