What color is #0F0E0B?

#0F0E0B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F0E0B?

The RGB value is 15, 14, 11: 15 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F0E0B?

The complementary color is #0B0C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0E0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F0E0B color

#0F0E0B rgb(15, 14, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F0E0B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 5.5% green and 4.3% blue (15, 14, 11).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 15% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#0F0E0B color codes

HEX	`#0F0E0B`
RGB	`rgb(15, 14, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 5.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 15%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 27%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.97, -0.15, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.97, 1.43, 95.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.414, 0.44, 0.38)`
Decimal	`986635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F0E0B, 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 #0F0E0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0E0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	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 #0F0E0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0e0b; }
.text { color: #0f0e0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0e0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 14 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0e0b, #0e0f0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F0E0B?: #0F0E0B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F0E0B?: The RGB value is 15, 14, 11: 15 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F0E0B?: The complementary color is #0B0C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0E0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.