What color is #0F1212?

#0F1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F1212?

The RGB value is 15, 18, 18: 15 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F1212?

The complementary color is #120F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F1212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F1212 color

#0F1212 rgb(15, 18, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 7.1% green and 7.1% blue (15, 18, 18).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dreamless Sleep (#111111), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#0F1212 color codes

HEX	`#0F1212`
RGB	`rgb(15, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.22, -1.1, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.22, 1.16, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.522, 0.578, 0.656)`
Decimal	`987666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F1212, 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 #0F1212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F1212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #0F1212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f1212; }
.text { color: #0f1212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f1212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f1212, #0f1012); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F1212?: #0F1212 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dreamless Sleep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F1212?: The RGB value is 15, 18, 18: 15 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F1212?: The complementary color is #120F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F1212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.