What color is #0F2840?

#0F2840 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F2840?

The RGB value is 15, 40, 64: 15 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2840?

The complementary color is #40270F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2840 color

#0F2840 rgb(15, 40, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0F2840 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 15.7% green and 25.1% blue (15, 40, 64).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#0F2840 color codes

HEX	`#0F2840`
RGB	`rgb(15, 40, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 15.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, -0.23, -18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 18.07, 269.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.881, 1.989, 5.134)`
Decimal	`993344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2840, 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 #0F2840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #0F2840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2840; }
.text { color: #0f2840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 40 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2840, #0f0f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F2840?: #0F2840 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F2840?: The RGB value is 15, 40, 64: 15 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2840?: The complementary color is #40270F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.