What color is #0F0C04?

#0F0C04 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F0C04?

The RGB value is 15, 12, 4: 15 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F0C04?

The complementary color is #04070F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0C04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F0C04 color

#0F0C04 rgb(15, 12, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F0C04 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 4.7% green and 1.6% blue (15, 12, 4).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 58% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 73% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#0F0C04 color codes

HEX	`#0F0C04`
RGB	`rgb(15, 12, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 4.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 58%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 73%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 73%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.37, -0.18, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.37, 3.41, 93.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.35, 0.373, 0.168)`
Decimal	`986116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F0C04, 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 #0F0C04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0C04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #0F0C04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0c04; }
.text { color: #0f0c04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0c04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 12 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0c04, #0d0f04); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F0C04?: #0F0C04 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F0C04?: The RGB value is 15, 12, 4: 15 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F0C04?: The complementary color is #04070F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0C04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.