What color is #0C6064?

#0C6064 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beau Vert?

The RGB value is 12, 96, 100: 12 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beau Vert?

The complementary color is #64100C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C6064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beau Vert color: hex code #0C6064

#0C6064 rgb(12, 96, 100)

Shades of teal

Beau Vert has the hex code #0C6064. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 37.6% green and 39.2% blue (12, 96, 100).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 79% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

Beau Vert (#0C6064) color codes

HEX	`#0C6064`
RGB	`rgb(12, 96, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 37.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 79%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 88%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 4%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.67, -21.18, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.67, 22.99, 202.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.634, 9.363, 13.512)`
Decimal	`811108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beau Vert, 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 #0C6064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C6064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #0C6064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c6064; }
.text { color: #0c6064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c6064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 96 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c6064, #0c3464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

See #0C6064 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0C6064?: #0C6064 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beau Vert?: The RGB value is 12, 96, 100: 12 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beau Vert?: The complementary color is #64100C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C6064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.