What color is #0B972B?

#0B972B is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Turf Master. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B972B?

The RGB value is 11, 151, 43: 11 red, 151 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B972B?

The complementary color is #970B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B972B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B972B color

#0B972B rgb(11, 151, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #0B972B is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 59.2% green and 16.9% blue (11, 151, 43).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 86% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Turf Master (#009922), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#0B972B color codes

HEX	`#0B972B`
RGB	`rgb(11, 151, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 59.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 86%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 93%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 72%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, -55.26, 45.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 71.49, 140.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.64, 22.377, 5.991)`
Decimal	`759595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B972B, 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 #0B972B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0B972B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #0B972B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b972b; }
.text { color: #0b972b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b972b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 151 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b972b, #0b9771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #0B972B?: #0B972B is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Turf Master. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B972B?: The RGB value is 11, 151, 43: 11 red, 151 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B972B?: The complementary color is #970B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B972B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.