What color is #0E8F85?

#0E8F85 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E8F85?

The RGB value is 14, 143, 133: 14 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E8F85?

The complementary color is #8F0E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E8F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E8F85 color

#0E8F85 rgb(14, 143, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E8F85 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (14, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 82% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#0E8F85 color codes

HEX	`#0E8F85`
RGB	`rgb(14, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 82%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 90%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -33.68, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 33.89, 186.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.235, 21.43, 25.572)`
Decimal	`954245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E8F85, 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 #0E8F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0E8F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	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 #0E8F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e8f85; }
.text { color: #0e8f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e8f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e8f85, #0e598f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0E8F85?: #0E8F85 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E8F85?: The RGB value is 14, 143, 133: 14 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E8F85?: The complementary color is #8F0E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E8F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.