What color is #0A91BF?

#0A91BF is a vivid azure known as Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Swimmer?

The RGB value is 10, 145, 191: 10 red, 145 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Swimmer?

The complementary color is #BF380A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A91BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Swimmer color: hex code #0A91BF

#0A91BF rgb(10, 145, 191)

Shades of blue

Swimmer has the hex code #0A91BF. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 56.9% green and 74.9% blue (10, 145, 191).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 90% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

Swimmer (#0A91BF) color codes

HEX	`#0A91BF`
RGB	`rgb(10, 145, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 56.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 90%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 95%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -15.39, -32.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 36.23, 244.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.651, 24.074, 52.891)`
Decimal	`692671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Swimmer, 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 #0A91BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0A91BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #0A91BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a91bf; }
.text { color: #0a91bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a91bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 145 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a91bf, #0a36bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

See #0A91BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0A91BF?: #0A91BF is a vivid azure known as Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Swimmer?: The RGB value is 10, 145, 191: 10 red, 145 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Swimmer?: The complementary color is #BF380A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A91BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.