What color is #0B473F?

#0B473F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B473F?

The RGB value is 11, 71, 63: 11 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B473F?

The complementary color is #470B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B473F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B473F color

#0B473F rgb(11, 71, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B473F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 27.8% green and 24.7% blue (11, 71, 63).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 73% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#0B473F color codes

HEX	`#0B473F`
RGB	`rgb(11, 71, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 27.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 73%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 85%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.55, -20.5, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.55, 20.5, 181.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.288, 4.936, 5.481)`
Decimal	`739135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B473F, 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 #0B473F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B473F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #0B473F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b473f; }
.text { color: #0b473f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b473f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 71 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b473f, #0b3147); }

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Questions

What color is #0B473F?: #0B473F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B473F?: The RGB value is 11, 71, 63: 11 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B473F?: The complementary color is #470B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B473F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.