What color is #0B2520?

#0B2520 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2520?

The RGB value is 11, 37, 32: 11 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2520?

The complementary color is #250B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2520 color

#0B2520 rgb(11, 37, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B2520 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 14.5% green and 12.5% blue (11, 37, 32).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 54% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#0B2520 color codes

HEX	`#0B2520`
RGB	`rgb(11, 37, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 14.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 54%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 70%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 14%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.6, -11.55, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.6, 11.56, 178.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.06, 1.498, 1.6)`
Decimal	`730400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2520, 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 #0B2520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #0B2520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2520; }
.text { color: #0b2520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 37 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2520, #0b1d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0B2520?: #0B2520 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2520?: The RGB value is 11, 37, 32: 11 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2520?: The complementary color is #250B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.