What color is #0B484B?

#0B484B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B484B?

The RGB value is 11, 72, 75: 11 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B484B?

The complementary color is #4B0E0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B484B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B484B color

#0B484B rgb(11, 72, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B484B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 28.2% green and 29.4% blue (11, 72, 75).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#0B484B color codes

HEX	`#0B484B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 72, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 28.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 74%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 4%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.33, -16.95, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.33, 18.4, 202.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.725, 5.213, 7.465)`
Decimal	`739403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B484B, 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 #0B484B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B484B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #0B484B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b484b; }
.text { color: #0b484b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b484b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 72 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b484b, #0b284b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0B484B?: #0B484B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B484B?: The RGB value is 11, 72, 75: 11 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B484B?: The complementary color is #4B0E0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B484B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.