What color is #0B5851?

#0B5851 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B5851?

The RGB value is 11, 88, 81: 11 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B5851?

The complementary color is #580B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B5851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B5851 color

#0B5851 rgb(11, 88, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B5851 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (11, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 78% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#0B5851 color codes

HEX	`#0B5851`
RGB	`rgb(11, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 78%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 88%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.23, -23.46, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.23, 23.56, 185.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.112, 7.644, 8.989)`
Decimal	`743505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B5851, 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 #0B5851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B5851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #0B5851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b5851; }
.text { color: #0b5851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b5851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b5851, #0b3958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0B5851?: #0B5851 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B5851?: The RGB value is 11, 88, 81: 11 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B5851?: The complementary color is #580B12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B5851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.