What color is #0C0211?

#0C0211 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C0211?

The RGB value is 12, 2, 17: 12 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C0211?

The complementary color is #071102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C0211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C0211 color

#0C0211 rgb(12, 2, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C0211 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 0.8% green and 6.7% blue (12, 2, 17).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 79% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.34:1).

#0C0211 color codes

HEX	`#0C0211`
RGB	`rgb(12, 2, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 0.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 79%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 88%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 88%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.46, 4.93, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.46, 7.24, 312.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.274, 0.162, 0.547)`
Decimal	`786961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C0211, 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 #0C0211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C0211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #0C0211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c0211; }
.text { color: #0c0211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c0211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 2 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c0211, #11020e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0C0211?: #0C0211 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C0211?: The RGB value is 12, 2, 17: 12 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C0211?: The complementary color is #071102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C0211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.