What color is #0F0C18?

#0F0C18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F0C18?

The RGB value is 15, 12, 24: 15 red, 12 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F0C18?

The complementary color is #15180C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F0C18 color

#0F0C18 rgb(15, 12, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F0C18 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 4.7% green and 9.4% blue (15, 12, 24).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 33% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#0F0C18 color codes

HEX	`#0F0C18`
RGB	`rgb(15, 12, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 4.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 33%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 50%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.89, 3.45, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.89, 7.33, 298.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.493, 0.43, 0.921)`
Decimal	`986136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F0C18, 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 #0F0C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #0F0C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0c18; }
.text { color: #0f0c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 12 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0c18, #150c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0F0C18?: #0F0C18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F0C18?: The RGB value is 15, 12, 24: 15 red, 12 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F0C18?: The complementary color is #15180C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.