What color is #000C0D?

#000C0D is a black, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000C0D?

The RGB value is 0, 12, 13: 0 red, 12 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000C0D?

The complementary color is #0D0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000C0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000C0D color

#000C0D rgb(0, 12, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #000C0D is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.7% green and 5.1% blue (0, 12, 13).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#000C0D color codes

HEX	`#000C0D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 12, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.7%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.64, -3.01, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.64, 3.38, 207.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.204, 0.292, 0.426)`
Decimal	`3085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000C0D, 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 #000C0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000C0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	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 #000C0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000c0d; }
.text { color: #000c0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000c0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 12 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000c0d, #00060d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #000C0D?: #000C0D is a black, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000C0D?: The RGB value is 0, 12, 13: 0 red, 12 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000C0D?: The complementary color is #0D0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000C0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.