What color is #0F3940?

#0F3940 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F3940?

The RGB value is 15, 57, 64: 15 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F3940?

The complementary color is #40160F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F3940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F3940 color

#0F3940 rgb(15, 57, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0F3940 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (15, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#0F3940 color codes

HEX	`#0F3940`
RGB	`rgb(15, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 11%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.57, -11.58, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.57, 14.4, 216.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.585, 3.398, 5.369)`
Decimal	`997696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F3940, 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 #0F3940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F3940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #0F3940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f3940; }
.text { color: #0f3940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f3940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f3940, #0f2140); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #0F3940?: #0F3940 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F3940?: The RGB value is 15, 57, 64: 15 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F3940?: The complementary color is #40160F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F3940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.