What color is #0F0506?

#0F0506 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F0506?

The RGB value is 15, 5, 6: 15 red, 5 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F0506?

The complementary color is #050F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F0506 color

#0F0506 rgb(15, 5, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F0506 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 2% green and 2.4% blue (15, 5, 6).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 50% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 60% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#0F0506 color codes

HEX	`#0F0506`
RGB	`rgb(15, 5, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 50%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 67%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 60%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.02, 2.95, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.02, 3.01, 11.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.284, 0.223, 0.2)`
Decimal	`984326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F0506, 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 #0F0506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #0F0506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0506; }
.text { color: #0f0506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 5 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0506, #0f0905); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F0506?: #0F0506 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F0506?: The RGB value is 15, 5, 6: 15 red, 5 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F0506?: The complementary color is #050F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.