What color is #0D2B29?

#0D2B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D2B29?

The RGB value is 13, 43, 41: 13 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D2B29?

The complementary color is #2B0D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D2B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D2B29 color

#0D2B29 rgb(13, 43, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D2B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 16.9% green and 16.1% blue (13, 43, 41).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 54% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#0D2B29 color codes

HEX	`#0D2B29`
RGB	`rgb(13, 43, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 16.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 54%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 70%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 5%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.35, -11.68, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.35, 11.86, 189.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.43, 1.973, 2.403)`
Decimal	`863017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D2B29, 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 #0D2B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D2B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #0D2B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d2b29; }
.text { color: #0d2b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d2b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 43 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d2b29, #0d1e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0D2B29?: #0D2B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D2B29?: The RGB value is 13, 43, 41: 13 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D2B29?: The complementary color is #2B0D0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D2B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.