What color is #0B3531?

#0B3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B3531?

The RGB value is 11, 53, 49: 11 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B3531?

The complementary color is #350B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B3531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B3531 color

#0B3531 rgb(11, 53, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 20.8% green and 19.2% blue (11, 53, 49).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#0B3531 color codes

HEX	`#0B3531`
RGB	`rgb(11, 53, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 20.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 79%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.39, -15.29, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.39, 15.38, 186.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.965, 2.839, 3.35)`
Decimal	`734513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B3531, 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 #0B3531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B3531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #0B3531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b3531; }
.text { color: #0b3531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b3531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 53 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b3531, #0b2435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0B3531?: #0B3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B3531?: The RGB value is 11, 53, 49: 11 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B3531?: The complementary color is #350B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B3531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.