What color is #0F181B?

#0F181B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F181B?

The RGB value is 15, 24, 27: 15 red, 24 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F181B?

The complementary color is #1B120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F181B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F181B color

#0F181B rgb(15, 24, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F181B is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 9.4% green and 10.6% blue (15, 24, 27).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 29% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#0F181B color codes

HEX	`#0F181B`
RGB	`rgb(15, 24, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 9.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 29%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 44%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 11%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.53, -2.92, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.53, 4.5, 229.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.721, 0.834, 1.16)`
Decimal	`989211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F181B, 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 #0F181B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F181B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #0F181B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f181b; }
.text { color: #0f181b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f181b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 24 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f181b, #0f121b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0F181B?: #0F181B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F181B?: The RGB value is 15, 24, 27: 15 red, 24 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F181B?: The complementary color is #1B120F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F181B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.