What color is #0B8787?

#0B8787 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B8787?

The RGB value is 11, 135, 135: 11 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B8787?

The complementary color is #870B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B8787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B8787 color

#0B8787 rgb(11, 135, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0B8787 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 52.9% green and 52.9% blue (11, 135, 135).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 85% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#0B8787 color codes

HEX	`#0B8787`
RGB	`rgb(11, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 85%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 92%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, -29.43, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 30.68, 196.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.173, 19.147, 25.918)`
Decimal	`755591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B8787, 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 #0B8787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0B8787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #0B8787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b8787; }
.text { color: #0b8787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b8787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b8787, #0b4987); }

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Questions

What color is #0B8787?: #0B8787 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B8787?: The RGB value is 11, 135, 135: 11 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B8787?: The complementary color is #870B0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B8787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.