What color is #0F222E?

#0F222E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F222E?

The RGB value is 15, 34, 46: 15 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F222E?

The complementary color is #2E1B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F222E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F222E color

#0F222E rgb(15, 34, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F222E is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 13.3% green and 18% blue (15, 34, 46).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 51% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#0F222E color codes

HEX	`#0F222E`
RGB	`rgb(15, 34, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 13.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 51%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 67%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 26%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, -3.32, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 10.84, 252.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.262, 1.443, 2.796)`
Decimal	`991790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F222E, 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 #0F222E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F222E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #0F222E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f222e; }
.text { color: #0f222e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f222e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 34 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f222e, #0f122e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F222E?: #0F222E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F222E?: The RGB value is 15, 34, 46: 15 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F222E?: The complementary color is #2E1B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F222E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.