What color is #000C1D?

#000C1D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000C1D?

The RGB value is 0, 12, 29: 0 red, 12 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000C1D?

The complementary color is #1D1100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000C1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000C1D color

#000C1D rgb(0, 12, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #000C1D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.7% green and 11.4% blue (0, 12, 29).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#000C1D color codes

HEX	`#000C1D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 12, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 59%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.18, 0.78, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.18, 11.61, 273.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.353, 0.352, 1.211)`
Decimal	`3101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000C1D, 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 #000C1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000C1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #000C1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000c1d; }
.text { color: #000c1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000c1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 12 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000c1d, #03001d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #000C1D?: #000C1D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000C1D?: The RGB value is 0, 12, 29: 0 red, 12 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000C1D?: The complementary color is #1D1100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000C1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.