What color is #0F2224?

#0F2224 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F2224?

The RGB value is 15, 34, 36: 15 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2224?

The complementary color is #24110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2224 color

#0F2224 rgb(15, 34, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F2224 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 13.3% green and 14.1% blue (15, 34, 36).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 41% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#0F2224 color codes

HEX	`#0F2224`
RGB	`rgb(15, 34, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 13.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 41%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 58%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.78, -7.06, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.78, 8.01, 208.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 1.373, 1.876)`
Decimal	`991780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2224, 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 #0F2224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #0F2224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2224; }
.text { color: #0f2224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 34 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2224, #0f1724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F2224?: #0F2224 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F2224?: The RGB value is 15, 34, 36: 15 red, 34 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2224?: The complementary color is #24110F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.