What color is #0D8279?

#0D8279 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D8279?

The RGB value is 13, 130, 121: 13 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D8279?

The complementary color is #820D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D8279?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D8279 color

#0D8279 rgb(13, 130, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0D8279 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (13, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 82% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#0D8279 color codes

HEX	`#0D8279`
RGB	`rgb(13, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 82%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 90%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -31.3, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 31.5, 186.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.598, 17.43, 20.838)`
Decimal	`885369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D8279, 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 #0D8279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0D8279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	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 #0D8279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d8279; }
.text { color: #0d8279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d8279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d8279, #0d5082); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0D8279?: #0D8279 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D8279?: The RGB value is 13, 130, 121: 13 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D8279?: The complementary color is #820D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D8279?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.