What color is #0B4750?

#0B4750 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B4750?

The RGB value is 11, 71, 80: 11 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B4750?

The complementary color is #50140B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B4750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B4750 color

#0B4750 rgb(11, 71, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B4750 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 27.8% green and 31.4% blue (11, 71, 80).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 76% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#0B4750 color codes

HEX	`#0B4750`
RGB	`rgb(11, 71, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 27.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 76%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 86%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, -14.56, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 18.03, 216.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.839, 5.156, 8.381)`
Decimal	`739152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B4750, 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 #0B4750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B4750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #0B4750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b4750; }
.text { color: #0b4750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b4750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 71 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b4750, #0b2450); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0B4750?: #0B4750 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B4750?: The RGB value is 11, 71, 80: 11 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B4750?: The complementary color is #50140B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B4750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.