What color is #0B4C57?

#0B4C57 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 #0B4C57?

The RGB value is 11, 76, 87: 11 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B4C57?

The complementary color is #57160B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B4C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B4C57 color

#0B4C57 rgb(11, 76, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B4C57 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 29.8% green and 34.1% blue (11, 76, 87).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 78% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#0B4C57 color codes

HEX	`#0B4C57`
RGB	`rgb(11, 76, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 29.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 78%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 87%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 13%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, -14.85, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 19.11, 219)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.442, 5.928, 9.925)`
Decimal	`740439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B4C57, 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 #0B4C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B4C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #0B4C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b4c57; }
.text { color: #0b4c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b4c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 76 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b4c57, #0b2657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0B4C57?: #0B4C57 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 #0B4C57?: The RGB value is 11, 76, 87: 11 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B4C57?: The complementary color is #57160B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B4C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.