What color is #0B2F2B?

#0B2F2B 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 #0B2F2B?

The RGB value is 11, 47, 43: 11 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2F2B?

The complementary color is #2F0B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2F2B color

#0B2F2B rgb(11, 47, 43)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B2F2B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 18.4% green and 16.9% blue (11, 47, 43).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 62% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#0B2F2B color codes

HEX	`#0B2F2B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 47, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 18.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 62%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 77%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.89, -13.86, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.89, 13.91, 184.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.59, 2.278, 2.641)`
Decimal	`732971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2F2B, 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 #0B2F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #0B2F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2f2b; }
.text { color: #0b2f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 47 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2f2b, #0b212f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0B2F2B?: #0B2F2B 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 #0B2F2B?: The RGB value is 11, 47, 43: 11 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2F2B?: The complementary color is #2F0B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.