What color is #0F5B3B?

#0F5B3B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F5B3B?

The RGB value is 15, 91, 59: 15 red, 91 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F5B3B?

The complementary color is #5B0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F5B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F5B3B color

#0F5B3B rgb(15, 91, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #0F5B3B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 35.7% green and 23.1% blue (15, 91, 59).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 72% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#0F5B3B color codes

HEX	`#0F5B3B`
RGB	`rgb(15, 91, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 35.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 72%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 84%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, -30.66, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 33.03, 158.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.727, 7.899, 5.412)`
Decimal	`1006395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F5B3B, 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 #0F5B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F5B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #0F5B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f5b3b; }
.text { color: #0f5b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f5b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 91 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f5b3b, #0f555b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0F5B3B?: #0F5B3B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F5B3B?: The RGB value is 15, 91, 59: 15 red, 91 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F5B3B?: The complementary color is #5B0F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F5B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.