HEX Color #0F4942 (Darkslategray)

About #0F4942

The hex code #0F4942 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 15 red, 73 green, and 66 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 79% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0F4942

RGB15, 73, 66

HSL172.8°, 65.9%, 17.3%

CMYK79%, 0%, 10%, 71%

HSV172.8°, 79.5%, 28.6%

LAB27.5, -20.0, -1.1

XYZ3.6, 5.3, 6.0

Decimal1001794

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#0F4942 #490E15

Analogous

#0E4925 #0E3249

Triadic

#420E49 #49420E

Tetradic

#250E49 #490E15 #32490E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#0F4942

#295D57

#44716C

#5F8581

#799996

#94AEAB

#AFC2C0

#C9D6D5

#E4EAEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#0F4942

#0D403A

#0B3833

#0A302C

#082824

#06201D

#051816

#03100E

#010807

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.23:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.05:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.74:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0F4942; }

.text-color { color: #0F4942; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #0F4942; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

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