What color is #0F0F15?

#0F0F15 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F0F15?

The RGB value is 15, 15, 21: 15 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F0F15?

The complementary color is #15150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F0F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F0F15 color

#0F0F15 rgb(15, 15, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F0F15 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 5.9% green and 8.2% blue (15, 15, 21).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#0F0F15 color codes

HEX	`#0F0F15`
RGB	`rgb(15, 15, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 5.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.49, 1.25, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.49, 3.62, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.503, 0.497, 0.779)`
Decimal	`986901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F0F15, 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 #0F0F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F0F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #0F0F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f0f15; }
.text { color: #0f0f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f0f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 15 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f0f15, #120f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F0F15?: #0F0F15 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F0F15?: The RGB value is 15, 15, 21: 15 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F0F15?: The complementary color is #15150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F0F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.