What color is #0BB59E?

#0BB59E is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0BB59E?

The RGB value is 11, 181, 158: 11 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0BB59E?

The complementary color is #B50B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0BB59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0BB59E color

#0BB59E rgb(11, 181, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0BB59E is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 71% green and 62% blue (11, 181, 158).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 89% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#0BB59E color codes

HEX	`#0BB59E`
RGB	`rgb(11, 181, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 71%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 89%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 94%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, -43.51, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 43.52, 178.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.83, 35.584, 38.006)`
Decimal	`767390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0BB59E, 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 #0BB59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0BB59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #0BB59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0bb59e; }
.text { color: #0bb59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0bb59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 181 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0bb59e, #0b77b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #0BB59E?: #0BB59E is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0BB59E?: The RGB value is 11, 181, 158: 11 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0BB59E?: The complementary color is #B50B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0BB59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.