What color is #0F2825?

#0F2825 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 #0F2825?

The RGB value is 15, 40, 37: 15 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2825?

The complementary color is #280F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2825 color

#0F2825 rgb(15, 40, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #0F2825 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (15, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#0F2825 color codes

HEX	`#0F2825`
RGB	`rgb(15, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.13, -10.62, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.13, 10.67, 185.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.29, 1.753, 2.02)`
Decimal	`993317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2825, 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 #0F2825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #0F2825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2825; }
.text { color: #0f2825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2825, #0f1f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F2825?: #0F2825 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 #0F2825?: The RGB value is 15, 40, 37: 15 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2825?: The complementary color is #280F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.