What color is #0A3E40?

#0A3E40 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 #0A3E40?

The RGB value is 10, 62, 64: 10 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A3E40?

The complementary color is #400C0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A3E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A3E40 color

#0A3E40 rgb(10, 62, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0A3E40 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (10, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 73% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#0A3E40 color codes

HEX	`#0A3E40`
RGB	`rgb(10, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 73%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 84%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 3%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.27, -15.34, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.27, 16.48, 201.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.773, 3.88, 5.452)`
Decimal	`671296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A3E40, 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 #0A3E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A3E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #0A3E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a3e40; }
.text { color: #0a3e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a3e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a3e40, #0a2340); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0A3E40?: #0A3E40 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 #0A3E40?: The RGB value is 10, 62, 64: 10 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A3E40?: The complementary color is #400C0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A3E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.