What color is #0B4E54?

#0B4E54 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 #0B4E54?

The RGB value is 11, 78, 84: 11 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B4E54?

The complementary color is #54110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B4E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B4E54 color

#0B4E54 rgb(11, 78, 84)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B4E54 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 30.6% green and 32.9% blue (11, 78, 84).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 77% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#0B4E54 color codes

HEX	`#0B4E54`
RGB	`rgb(11, 78, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 30.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 77%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 87%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.81, -17.09, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.81, 19.42, 208.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.462, 6.159, 9.34)`
Decimal	`740948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B4E54, 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 #0B4E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B4E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #0B4E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b4e54; }
.text { color: #0b4e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b4e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 78 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b4e54, #0b2a54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0B4E54?: #0B4E54 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 #0B4E54?: The RGB value is 11, 78, 84: 11 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B4E54?: The complementary color is #54110B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B4E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.