#0F0500 Color

#0F0500 is rgb(15, 5, 0) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 3%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 94%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0F0500

HEX#0F0500

RGBrgb(15, 5, 0)

HSLhsl(20, 100%, 3%)

HSVhsv(20, 100%, 6%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(13% 0.029 64.5)

LABlab(1.94% 2.40 2.95)

LCHlch(1.94% 3.80 50.87)

What #0F0500 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0F0500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 2.36 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 3.81 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 3.88 Vantablack#000100ΔE 4.22 Registration Black#000200ΔE 4.24 Black#000000ΔE 4.27

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#0F0500 Channel Values

How #0F0500 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 15 · G 5 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 100% · L 3%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 100% · V 6%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 100% · K 94%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.15:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0F0500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #0F0500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0F0500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0F0500

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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#0F0500

#140700

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How #0F0500 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0F0500

Protanopia#070700

Protanomaly#0A0600

Deuteranopia#090900

Deuteranomaly#0B0700

Tritanopia#0F0404

Tritanomaly#0F0503

Achromatopsia#070707

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Using #0F0500 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0f0500: #0F0500;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0F0500;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0f0500': '#0F0500' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.059, green: 0.020, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_0f0500">#0F0500</color>

SVG fillfill="#0F0500"

More Brown Colors

#0F0500 sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 59260b 67330e 773d22 814112 8a5700 965a3e 9f2d00 b76e24 c46210

#0F0500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0F0500?

#0F0500 is a darkest brown — rgb(15, 5, 0) in RGB and hsl(20, 100%, 3%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.36.

What is the RGB value of #0F0500?

#0F0500 is rgb(15, 5, 0) — red 15, green 5, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0F0500?

#0F0500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 94%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0F0500 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0F0500 scores 20.15:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0F0500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0F0500 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 4.27, which is very hard to tell apart.

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