What color is #0BC8E3?

#0BC8E3 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0BC8E3?

The RGB value is 11, 200, 227: 11 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0BC8E3?

The complementary color is #E3260B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0BC8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0BC8E3 color

#0BC8E3 rgb(11, 200, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0BC8E3 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 78.4% green and 89% blue (11, 200, 227).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean Blue (#1AC1DD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#0BC8E3 color codes

HEX	`#0BC8E3`
RGB	`rgb(11, 200, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 78.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 95%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, -31.34, -24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 40.08, 218.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.651, 46.921, 79.888)`
Decimal	`772323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0BC8E3, 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 #0BC8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0BC8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #0BC8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0bc8e3; }
.text { color: #0bc8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0bc8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 200 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0bc8e3, #0b5ce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #0BC8E3?: #0BC8E3 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0BC8E3?: The RGB value is 11, 200, 227: 11 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0BC8E3?: The complementary color is #E3260B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0BC8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.