What color is #0B492A?

#0B492A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B492A?

The RGB value is 11, 73, 42: 11 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B492A?

The complementary color is #490B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B492A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B492A color

#0B492A rgb(11, 73, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #0B492A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 28.6% green and 16.5% blue (11, 73, 42).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 74% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lost in the Woods (#014426), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#0B492A color codes

HEX	`#0B492A`
RGB	`rgb(11, 73, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 28.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 74%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 42%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.74, -27.32, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.74, 30.38, 154.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.938, 5.003, 3.001)`
Decimal	`739626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B492A, 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 #0B492A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B492A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #0B492A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b492a; }
.text { color: #0b492a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b492a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 73 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b492a, #0b4949); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0B492A?: #0B492A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B492A?: The RGB value is 11, 73, 42: 11 red, 73 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B492A?: The complementary color is #490B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B492A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.