What color is #0F1725?

#0F1725 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F1725?

The RGB value is 15, 23, 37: 15 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F1725?

The complementary color is #251D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F1725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F1725 color

#0F1725 rgb(15, 23, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F1725 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 9% green and 14.5% blue (15, 23, 37).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 42% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#0F1725 color codes

HEX	`#0F1725`
RGB	`rgb(15, 23, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 42%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 38%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.66, 1.28, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.66, 10.88, 276.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.837, 0.848, 1.869)`
Decimal	`988965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F1725, 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 #0F1725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F1725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #0F1725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f1725; }
.text { color: #0f1725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f1725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 23 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f1725, #120f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0F1725?: #0F1725 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F1725?: The RGB value is 15, 23, 37: 15 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F1725?: The complementary color is #251D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F1725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.