HEX Color #0F4950 (Darkslategray)

About #0F4950

The precise color #0F4950 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 15 parts red, 73 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 9% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 186.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0F4950

RGB15, 73, 80

HSL186.5°, 68.4%, 18.6%

CMYK81%, 9%, 0%, 69%

HSV186.5°, 81.2%, 31.4%

LAB28.0, -15.2, -9.4

XYZ4.0, 5.4, 8.4

Decimal1001808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#0F4950 #50150F

Analogous

#0F5036 #0F2850

Triadic

#500F49 #49500F

Tetradic

#360F50 #50150F #28500F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#0F4950

#295D63

#447176

#5F858A

#79999D

#94AEB1

#AFC2C4

#C9D6D8

#E4EAEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#0F4950

#0D4047

#0B383E

#0A3035

#08282C

#062023

#05181A

#031011

#010808

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.05:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.09:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.61:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.78:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0F4950; }

.text-color { color: #0F4950; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #0F4950; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F