What color is #0F99CA?

#0F99CA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Burst. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F99CA?

The RGB value is 15, 153, 202: 15 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F99CA?

The complementary color is #CA400F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F99CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F99CA color

#0F99CA rgb(15, 153, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0F99CA is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 60% green and 79.2% blue (15, 153, 202).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 86% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blue Burst (#309CD0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#0F99CA color codes

HEX	`#0F99CA`
RGB	`rgb(15, 153, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 60%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 86%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 93%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -15.62, -34.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 37.79, 245.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.244, 27.145, 59.933)`
Decimal	`1022410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F99CA, 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 #0F99CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0F99CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #0F99CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f99ca; }
.text { color: #0f99ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f99ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 153 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f99ca, #0f3bca); }

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Questions

What color is #0F99CA?: #0F99CA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Burst. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F99CA?: The RGB value is 15, 153, 202: 15 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F99CA?: The complementary color is #CA400F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F99CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.