What color is #0F5B55?

#0F5B55 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F5B55?

The RGB value is 15, 91, 85: 15 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F5B55?

The complementary color is #5B0F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F5B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F5B55 color

#0F5B55 rgb(15, 91, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0F5B55 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (15, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 72% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#0F5B55 color codes

HEX	`#0F5B55`
RGB	`rgb(15, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 72%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 84%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, -23.27, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 23.45, 187.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.577, 8.239, 9.889)`
Decimal	`1006421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F5B55, 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 #0F5B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F5B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #0F5B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f5b55; }
.text { color: #0f5b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f5b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f5b55, #0f3b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0F5B55?: #0F5B55 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F5B55?: The RGB value is 15, 91, 85: 15 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F5B55?: The complementary color is #5B0F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F5B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.