What color is #01AD8F?

#01AD8F is a dark, vivid spring green known as Hobgoblin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hobgoblin?

The RGB value is 1, 173, 143: 1 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hobgoblin?

The complementary color is #AD011F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01AD8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hobgoblin color: hex code #01AD8F

#01AD8F rgb(1, 173, 143)

Shades of teal

Hobgoblin has the hex code #01AD8F. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 67.8% green and 56.1% blue (1, 173, 143).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 99% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

Hobgoblin (#01AD8F) color codes

HEX	`#01AD8F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 173, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 67.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 99%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 99%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, -44.59, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 44.86, 173.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.911, 31.874, 31.084)`
Decimal	`109967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hobgoblin, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #01AD8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#01AD8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #01AD8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01ad8f; }
.text { color: #01ad8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01ad8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 173 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01ad8f, #0175ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #01AD8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #01AD8F?: #01AD8F is a dark, vivid spring green known as Hobgoblin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hobgoblin?: The RGB value is 1, 173, 143: 1 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hobgoblin?: The complementary color is #AD011F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01AD8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.