What color is #0C060F?

#0C060F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C060F?

The RGB value is 12, 6, 15: 12 red, 6 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C060F?

The complementary color is #090F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C060F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C060F color

#0C060F rgb(12, 6, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C060F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 2.4% green and 5.9% blue (12, 6, 15).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 43% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.03:1).

#0C060F color codes

HEX	`#0C060F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 6, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 2.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 43%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 60%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.19, 2.95, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.19, 4.3, 313.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.303, 0.243, 0.483)`
Decimal	`787983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C060F, 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 #0C060F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C060F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #0C060F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c060f; }
.text { color: #0c060f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c060f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 6 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c060f, #0f060d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C060F?: #0C060F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C060F?: The RGB value is 12, 6, 15: 12 red, 6 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C060F?: The complementary color is #090F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C060F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.