What color is #0F353B?

#0F353B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F353B?

The RGB value is 15, 53, 59: 15 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F353B?

The complementary color is #3B150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F353B color

#0F353B rgb(15, 53, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0F353B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (15, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 59% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#0F353B color codes

HEX	`#0F353B`
RGB	`rgb(15, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 59%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 75%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 10%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -10.96, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 13.41, 215.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.259, 2.963, 4.59)`
Decimal	`996667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F353B, 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 #0F353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #0F353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f353b; }
.text { color: #0f353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f353b, #0f1f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F353B?: #0F353B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F353B?: The RGB value is 15, 53, 59: 15 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F353B?: The complementary color is #3B150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.