What color is #0B4F6B?

#0B4F6B is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B4F6B?

The RGB value is 11, 79, 107: 11 red, 79 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B4F6B?

The complementary color is #6B270B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B4F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B4F6B color

#0B4F6B rgb(11, 79, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B4F6B is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 31% green and 42% blue (11, 79, 107).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 81% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Night Kite (#005572), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#0B4F6B color codes

HEX	`#0B4F6B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 79, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 31%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 81%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 90%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 26%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, -8.91, -21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 23.51, 247.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.587, 6.724, 14.91)`
Decimal	`741227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B4F6B, 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 #0B4F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B4F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #0B4F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b4f6b; }
.text { color: #0b4f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b4f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 79 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b4f6b, #0b1f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #0B4F6B?: #0B4F6B is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B4F6B?: The RGB value is 11, 79, 107: 11 red, 79 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B4F6B?: The complementary color is #6B270B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B4F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.