What color is #0A3B39?

#0A3B39 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A3B39?

The RGB value is 10, 59, 57: 10 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A3B39?

The complementary color is #3B0A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A3B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A3B39 color

#0A3B39 rgb(10, 59, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0A3B39 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (10, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 71% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#0A3B39 color codes

HEX	`#0A3B39`
RGB	`rgb(10, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 71%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 83%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, -16.12, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 16.47, 191.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.427, 3.488, 4.415)`
Decimal	`670521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A3B39, 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 #0A3B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A3B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #0A3B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a3b39; }
.text { color: #0a3b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a3b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a3b39, #0a253b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0A3B39?: #0A3B39 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A3B39?: The RGB value is 10, 59, 57: 10 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A3B39?: The complementary color is #3B0A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A3B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.