What color is #083C46?

#083C46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #083C46?

The RGB value is 8, 60, 70: 8 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #083C46?

The complementary color is #461208, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #083C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#083C46 color

#083C46 rgb(8, 60, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #083C46 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 23.5% green and 27.5% blue (8, 60, 70).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#083C46 color codes

HEX	`#083C46`
RGB	`rgb(8, 60, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 23.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 79%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 89%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 14%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.74, -12.18, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.74, 16.29, 221.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.821, 3.725, 6.364)`
Decimal	`539718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #083C46, 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 #083C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#083C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #083C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #083c46; }
.text { color: #083c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #083c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 60 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #083c46, #081d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #083C46?: #083C46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #083C46?: The RGB value is 8, 60, 70: 8 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #083C46?: The complementary color is #461208, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #083C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.