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Ink Black

#0F0F12

Conversions

HEX#0F0F12

RGBrgb(15, 15, 18)

HSLhsl(240, 9%, 6%)

HSVhsv(240, 17%, 7%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 93%)

Copy CSS

color: #0f0f12;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(15, 15, 18);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(240, 9%, 6%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 19.14 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.00 : 1

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About Ink Black

Ink Black is the hex color #0F0F12, which translates to rgb(15, 15, 18) in RGB and hsl(240, 9%, 6%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 240 degrees, with a saturation of 9 percent and a lightness of 6 percent. Ink Black is close to neutral, which makes it a structural color for text, borders and surfaces rather than an accent.

How Ink Black compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is black (#000000), a CIE76 distance of 4.7 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is mauve-950 (#0C090C), at a distance of 1.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Black at 4.7. Sorted by lightness, Ink Black is number 2 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Ink Black

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Ink Black, led by White at 19.14:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Ink Black already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Ink Black. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.00:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	3.96:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Ink Black

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Ink Black for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Ink Black

Format	Value
HEX	#0F0F12
RGB	rgb(15, 15, 18)
HSL	hsl(240, 9%, 6%)
HSV	hsv(240, 17%, 7%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 93%)
OKLCH	oklch(16.98% 0.0062 285.72)
CIELAB	lab(4.40 0.58 -1.59)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.