What color is #0B3139?

#0B3139 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B3139?

The RGB value is 11, 49, 57: 11 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B3139?

The complementary color is #39130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B3139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B3139 color

#0B3139 rgb(11, 49, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B3139 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 19.2% green and 22.4% blue (11, 49, 57).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 68% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#0B3139 color codes

HEX	`#0B3139`
RGB	`rgb(11, 49, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 19.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 68%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 81%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 14%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.2, -9.97, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.2, 13.38, 221.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.975, 2.563, 4.261)`
Decimal	`733497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B3139, 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 #0B3139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B3139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #0B3139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b3139; }
.text { color: #0b3139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b3139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 49 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b3139, #0b1a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0B3139?: #0B3139 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B3139?: The RGB value is 11, 49, 57: 11 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B3139?: The complementary color is #39130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B3139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.