What color is #0F3944?

#0F3944 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F3944?

The RGB value is 15, 57, 68: 15 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F3944?

The complementary color is #441A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F3944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F3944 color

#0F3944 rgb(15, 57, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0F3944 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 22.4% green and 26.7% blue (15, 57, 68).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 64% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#0F3944 color codes

HEX	`#0F3944`
RGB	`rgb(15, 57, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 22.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 64%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 78%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 16%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.74, -10.07, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.74, 14.91, 227.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.703, 3.445, 5.99)`
Decimal	`997700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F3944, 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 #0F3944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F3944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #0F3944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f3944; }
.text { color: #0f3944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f3944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 57 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f3944, #0f1f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0F3944?: #0F3944 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F3944?: The RGB value is 15, 57, 68: 15 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F3944?: The complementary color is #441A0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F3944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.