What color is #0B9D6A?

#0B9D6A is a dark, vivid spring green known as Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prairie?

The RGB value is 11, 157, 106: 11 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prairie?

The complementary color is #9D0B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B9D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prairie color: hex code #0B9D6A

#0B9D6A rgb(11, 157, 106)

Shades of green

Prairie has the hex code #0B9D6A. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 61.6% green and 41.6% blue (11, 157, 106).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 87% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

Prairie (#0B9D6A) color codes

HEX	`#0B9D6A`
RGB	`rgb(11, 157, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 61.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 87%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 93%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, -46.95, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 49.99, 159.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.795, 25.224, 17.722)`
Decimal	`761194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prairie, 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 #0B9D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0B9D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	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 #0B9D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b9d6a; }
.text { color: #0b9d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b9d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 157 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b9d6a, #0b879d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0B9D6A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0B9D6A?: #0B9D6A is a dark, vivid spring green known as Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prairie?: The RGB value is 11, 157, 106: 11 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prairie?: The complementary color is #9D0B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B9D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.