What color is #0D4E49?

#0D4E49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D4E49?

The RGB value is 13, 78, 73: 13 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D4E49?

The complementary color is #4E0D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D4E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D4E49 color

#0D4E49 rgb(13, 78, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0D4E49 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (13, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 71% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#0D4E49 color codes

HEX	`#0D4E49`
RGB	`rgb(13, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 71%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 83%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, -20.66, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 20.83, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.092, 6.015, 7.247)`
Decimal	`872009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D4E49, 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 #0D4E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D4E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #0D4E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d4e49; }
.text { color: #0d4e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d4e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d4e49, #0d334e); }

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Questions

What color is #0D4E49?: #0D4E49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D4E49?: The RGB value is 13, 78, 73: 13 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D4E49?: The complementary color is #4E0D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D4E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.