#0F0D0DBlack Sheep (#0F0D0D) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.16 and chroma 0.003. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #0F0D0D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(15, 13, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 7%, 5%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 13%, 6%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 94%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(3.8 0.6 0.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.162 0.003 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black Sheep is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#100c0b — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#100d0c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#0f0d0d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0f0d0d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Black Sheep in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 19.38:1 and against black 1.08:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a9a7a7 · #838181 · #5f5e5e · #3e3c3c · #1f1d1d · #0f0d0d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#615931 · #59441e · #4f310e · #431d05 · #350903 · #0f0d0d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a48f78 · #956768 · #735026 · #5a2f31 · #30210f · #0f0d0d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d4d5 · #907b7b · #755959 · #573a3b · #312223 · #0f0d0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #c2b5b5 · #7d8384 · #594c4c · #1b2424 · #0f0d0d
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f1f1 · #cccaca · #a19f9f · #2c2a2a · #0f0d0d · #e54e5f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f2f1f1 · #cccaca · #a19f9f · #2c2a2a · #0f0d0d · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f7 · #8ac5c6 · #449092 · #185a5c · #321a1b · #0f0d0d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #93c5b1 · #4d8ba5 · #275b48 · #0b2530 · #0f0d0d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #a6c29c · #6583af · #395072 · #192614 · #0f0d0d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #bcbc8f · #449092 · #4d4a71 · #062728 · #0f0d0d
#373535 · #5f5e5e · #878686 · #afaeae · #d7d7d7
#0d0b0b · #0a0909 · #080707 · #050404 · #030202
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.