Ebony is a dark medium bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Blue, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Ebony is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Ebony is #0C0B1D.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Ebony has 5%% Red, 4% Green, and 11% Blue.
Ebony has 243° Hue, 62% Saturation, and 11% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Ebony has 243° Hue, 44% Saturation, and 8% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Ebony has 59% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow, and 89% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0C0B1D |
|
RGB |
(12, 11, 29) |
(5%, 4%, 11%) |
HSV |
(243°, 62, 11) |
(68%, 62%, 11%) |
HSL |
(243°, 44, 8) |
(68%, 44%, 8%) |
CMYK |
(59, 62, 0, 89) |
(59%, 62%, 0%, 89%) |
The natural luminance of Ebony is 0%, which is low.
Ebony has a higher contrast with white than black.
Ebony and black have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Ebony and white have a 19.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
0% |
insufficient (1.1) |
AAA (19.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Ebony paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Blue, 89% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
7%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
89%
White
4%
To mix Ebony paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 89% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Cyan
3%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
0%
Black
89%
White
4%
Colors similar to Ebony are: Haiti, Cinder, Mirage, Ebony Clay, and Cloud Burst. Haiti is more purple and brighter than Ebony. Cinder is more blue and paler than Ebony. Mirage is more cyan and paler than Ebony. Ebony Clay is more cyan and paler than Ebony. Cloud Burst is more cyan and lighter than Ebony.