#0B0505

Closest named color: Almost Black (#070D0D). oklch(12.6% 0.013 19.1), rgb(11, 5, 5).

White text reads best on this color (20.22:1).

About this color

#0B0505 is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 13%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Almost Black (#070D0D), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 20.22:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (13%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.013)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Almost Black (#070D0D)
Black text	1.03:1
White text	20.22:1

Values

HEX	#0B0505
RGB	rgb(11, 5, 5)
HSL	hsl(0, 38%, 3%)
OKLCH	oklch(12.6% 0.013 19.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #0B0505	20.22:1	AAA	Lc -107.8	Preferred for body text
Black text on #0B0505	1.03:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#0B0505 text on white	20.22:1	AAA	Lc 106.0	Preferred for body text
#0B0505 text on black	1.03:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F7F5F5

oklch(97.2% 0.002 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EDE9E8

oklch(93.7% 0.005 34.3)
Step 200
200

#DFD7D7

oklch(88.6% 0.009 17.3)
Step 300
300

#CBBDBC

oklch(81% 0.016 22.4)
Step 400
400

#B09B9A

oklch(70.8% 0.025 21)
Step 500
500

#9C8282

oklch(63.1% 0.032 18)
Step 600
600

#876B6B

oklch(55.5% 0.036 18.3)
Step 700
700

#725A59

oklch(49.2% 0.032 21.1)
Step 800
800

#5D4949

oklch(42.6% 0.027 18.3)
Step 900
900

#4C3D3D

oklch(37.6% 0.021 18.1)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#0B0505

oklch(12.6% 0.013 19.1)

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#0B0505 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#060605	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#070705	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#0C0505	0.003
Achromatopsia (no color)	#060606	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #0B0505, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #0B0505 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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