What color is #0B4B46?

#0B4B46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B4B46?

The RGB value is 11, 75, 70: 11 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B4B46?

The complementary color is #4B0B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B4B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B4B46 color

#0B4B46 rgb(11, 75, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B4B46 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 29.4% green and 27.5% blue (11, 75, 70).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% 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 9.96:1).

#0B4B46 color codes

HEX	`#0B4B46`
RGB	`rgb(11, 75, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 29.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 74%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, -20.31, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 20.47, 187.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.759, 5.545, 6.665)`
Decimal	`740166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B4B46, 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 #0B4B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B4B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #0B4B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b4b46; }
.text { color: #0b4b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b4b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 75 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b4b46, #0b304b); }

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Questions

What color is #0B4B46?: #0B4B46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B4B46?: The RGB value is 11, 75, 70: 11 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B4B46?: The complementary color is #4B0B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B4B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.