#0B0B0BRaven (#0B0B0B) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.15 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #0B0B0B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(11, 11, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 4%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 4%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 96%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(3 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.150 0.000 90) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Raven 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.
#0c0a09 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#0c0b0b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#0b0b0b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0b0b0b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Raven 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 19.68:1 and against black 1.07:1, 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.
#9a9a9a · #757575 · #525252 · #313131 · #0b0b0b · #010101
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.
#306050 · #284f35 · #243d1a · #212b00 · #1b1900 · #0b0b0b
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.
#81967f · #7f7048 · #3c6038 · #47390b · #172615 · #0b0b0b
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.
#c7c0ae · #a79e84 · #877c61 · #495784 · #282417 · #0b0b0b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #bbb7ad · #7e8085 · #514d42 · #1d1f25 · #0b0b0b
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.
#f2f2f2 · #c9c9c9 · #9c9c9c · #222222 · #0b0b0b · #e7c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf2ff · #a8b6df · #6e7eae · #3f4b70 · #261e08 · #0b0b0b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf2ff · #95bdda · #8776a7 · #29516c · #221b2e · #0b0b0b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #8ac2cd · #9a7096 · #61405e · #042429 · #0b0b0b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #8dc4b9 · #6e7eae · #693e4c · #181e31 · #0b0b0b
#343434 · #5c5c5c · #858585 · #aeaeae · #d6d6d6
#090909 · #070707 · #060606 · #040404 · #020202
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.