What color is #0B2B26?

#0B2B26 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2B26?

The RGB value is 11, 43, 38: 11 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2B26?

The complementary color is #2B0B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2B26 color

#0B2B26 rgb(11, 43, 38)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B2B26 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 16.9% green and 14.9% blue (11, 43, 38).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 59% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#0B2B26 color codes

HEX	`#0B2B26`
RGB	`rgb(11, 43, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 16.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 59%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 74%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 12%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.16, -13.18, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.16, 13.19, 180.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.352, 1.939, 2.136)`
Decimal	`731942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2B26, 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 #0B2B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #0B2B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2b26; }
.text { color: #0b2b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 43 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2b26, #0b202b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0B2B26?: #0B2B26 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2B26?: The RGB value is 11, 43, 38: 11 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2B26?: The complementary color is #2B0B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.