What color is #000C0C?

#000C0C is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000C0C?

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

What is the complementary color of #000C0C?

The complementary color is #0C0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000C0C color

#000C0C rgb(0, 12, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #000C0C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.7% green and 4.7% blue (0, 12, 12).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#000C0C color codes

HEX	`#000C0C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 12, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.61, -3.17, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.61, 3.36, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.198, 0.289, 0.393)`
Decimal	`3084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000C0C, 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 #000C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #000C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000c0c; }
.text { color: #000c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 12 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000c0c, #00060c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #000C0C?: #000C0C is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000C0C?: The RGB value is 0, 12, 12: 0 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000C0C?: The complementary color is #0C0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.