What color is #0F174A?

#0F174A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F174A?

The RGB value is 15, 23, 74: 15 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F174A?

The complementary color is #4A420F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F174A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F174A color

#0F174A rgb(15, 23, 74)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F174A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 9% green and 29% blue (15, 23, 74).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#0F174A color codes

HEX	`#0F174A`
RGB	`rgb(15, 23, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 80%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 69%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.62, 17.01, -32.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.62, 36.9, 297.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.739, 1.209, 6.619)`
Decimal	`989002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F174A, 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 #0F174A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F174A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #0F174A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f174a; }
.text { color: #0f174a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f174a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 23 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f174a, #250f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0F174A?: #0F174A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F174A?: The RGB value is 15, 23, 74: 15 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F174A?: The complementary color is #4A420F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F174A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.