What color is #0C091A?

#0C091A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C091A?

The RGB value is 12, 9, 26: 12 red, 9 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C091A?

The complementary color is #171A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C091A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C091A color

#0C091A rgb(12, 9, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C091A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 3.5% green and 10.2% blue (12, 9, 26).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 49% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#0C091A color codes

HEX	`#0C091A`
RGB	`rgb(12, 9, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 3.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 49%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 65%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 65%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.14, 4.29, -9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.14, 10.13, 295.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.436, 0.348, 1.021)`
Decimal	`788762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C091A, 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 #0C091A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C091A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	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 #0C091A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c091a; }
.text { color: #0c091a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c091a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 9 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c091a, #15091a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0C091A?: #0C091A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C091A?: The RGB value is 12, 9, 26: 12 red, 9 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C091A?: The complementary color is #171A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C091A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.