What color is #0F3E43?

#0F3E43 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F3E43?

The RGB value is 15, 62, 67: 15 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F3E43?

The complementary color is #43140F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F3E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F3E43 color

#0F3E43 rgb(15, 62, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0F3E43 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (15, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 63% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#0F3E43 color codes

HEX	`#0F3E43`
RGB	`rgb(15, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 63%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 78%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 7%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, -13.49, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 15.5, 209.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.932, 3.952, 5.917)`
Decimal	`998979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F3E43, 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 #0F3E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F3E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #0F3E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f3e43; }
.text { color: #0f3e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f3e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f3e43, #0f2443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0F3E43?: #0F3E43 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F3E43?: The RGB value is 15, 62, 67: 15 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F3E43?: The complementary color is #43140F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F3E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.