Close to Tropical Blue
#0BB3CB
#0BB3CB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 4.3% red, 70.2% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 90% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #0BB3CB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0BB3CB as they’d see it.
#0BB3CB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0BB3CB
What color is #0BB3CB?
#0BB3CB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 4.3% red, 70.2% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 90% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #0BB3CB in RGB?
#0BB3CB is rgb(11, 179, 203): 11 red, 179 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0BB3CB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(95, 12, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0BB3CB?
PANTONE 7465 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0BB3CB?
Its complement #DF8F79 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.