What color is #0A0C04?

#0A0C04 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0C04?

The RGB value is 10, 12, 4: 10 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0C04?

The complementary color is #06040C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0C04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0C04 color

#0A0C04 rgb(10, 12, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0C04 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 4.7% green and 1.6% blue (10, 12, 4).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 50% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#0A0C04 color codes

HEX	`#0A0C04`
RGB	`rgb(10, 12, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 4.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 50%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 67%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 67%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.04, -1.68, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.04, 3.33, 120.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.279, 0.336, 0.165)`
Decimal	`658436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0C04, 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 #0A0C04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0C04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #0A0C04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0c04; }
.text { color: #0a0c04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0c04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 12 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0c04, #060c04); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A0C04?: #0A0C04 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0C04?: The RGB value is 10, 12, 4: 10 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0C04?: The complementary color is #06040C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0C04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.