What color is #0D222B?

#0D222B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D222B?

The RGB value is 13, 34, 43: 13 red, 34 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D222B?

The complementary color is #2B160D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D222B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D222B color

#0D222B rgb(13, 34, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D222B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 13.3% green and 16.9% blue (13, 34, 43).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 54% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#0D222B color codes

HEX	`#0D222B`
RGB	`rgb(13, 34, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 13.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 54%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 70%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 21%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.98, -5.04, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.98, 9.93, 239.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.174, 1.404, 2.494)`
Decimal	`860715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D222B, 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 #0D222B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D222B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #0D222B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d222b; }
.text { color: #0d222b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d222b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 34 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d222b, #0d132b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0D222B?: #0D222B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D222B?: The RGB value is 13, 34, 43: 13 red, 34 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D222B?: The complementary color is #2B160D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D222B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.