What color is #0F231F?

#0F231F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F231F?

The RGB value is 15, 35, 31: 15 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F231F?

The complementary color is #230F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F231F color

#0F231F rgb(15, 35, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F231F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (15, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#0F231F color codes

HEX	`#0F231F`
RGB	`rgb(15, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, -9.39, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 9.39, 179.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 1.402, 1.512)`
Decimal	`992031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F231F, 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 #0F231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #0F231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f231f; }
.text { color: #0f231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f231f, #0f1d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F231F?: #0F231F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F231F?: The RGB value is 15, 35, 31: 15 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F231F?: The complementary color is #230F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.