What color is #0F1B35?

#0F1B35 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F1B35?

The RGB value is 15, 27, 53: 15 red, 27 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F1B35?

The complementary color is #35290F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F1B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F1B35 color

#0F1B35 rgb(15, 27, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F1B35 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 10.6% green and 20.8% blue (15, 27, 53).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 56% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#0F1B35 color codes

HEX	`#0F1B35`
RGB	`rgb(15, 27, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 10.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 56%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 72%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 49%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.13, 4.82, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.13, 19.3, 284.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.231, 1.142, 3.523)`
Decimal	`990005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F1B35, 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 #0F1B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F1B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #0F1B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f1b35; }
.text { color: #0f1b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f1b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 27 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f1b35, #160f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0F1B35?: #0F1B35 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F1B35?: The RGB value is 15, 27, 53: 15 red, 27 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F1B35?: The complementary color is #35290F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F1B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.