What color is #0EB273?

#0EB273 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0EB273?

The RGB value is 14, 178, 115: 14 red, 178 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0EB273?

The complementary color is #B20E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0EB273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0EB273 color

#0EB273 rgb(14, 178, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #0EB273 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 69.8% green and 45.1% blue (14, 178, 115).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 85% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#0EB273 color codes

HEX	`#0EB273`
RGB	`rgb(14, 178, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 69.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 85%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 92%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.3, -52.77, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.3, 57.09, 157.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.194, 33.169, 21.607)`
Decimal	`963187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0EB273, 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 #0EB273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0EB273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #0EB273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0eb273; }
.text { color: #0eb273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0eb273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 178 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0eb273, #0e9fb2); }

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Questions

What color is #0EB273?: #0EB273 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0EB273?: The RGB value is 14, 178, 115: 14 red, 178 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0EB273?: The complementary color is #B20E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0EB273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.