What color is #0F1227?

#0F1227 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F1227?

The RGB value is 15, 18, 39: 15 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F1227?

The complementary color is #27240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F1227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F1227 color

#0F1227 rgb(15, 18, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F1227 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 7.1% green and 15.3% blue (15, 18, 39).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#0F1227 color codes

HEX	`#0F1227`
RGB	`rgb(15, 18, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 7.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 54%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.15, 5.43, -14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.15, 15.64, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.779, 0.681, 2.009)`
Decimal	`987687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F1227, 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 #0F1227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F1227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #0F1227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f1227; }
.text { color: #0f1227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f1227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 18 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f1227, #180f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0F1227?: #0F1227 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F1227?: The RGB value is 15, 18, 39: 15 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F1227?: The complementary color is #27240F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F1227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.