What color is #0C0E10?

#0C0E10 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C0E10?

The RGB value is 12, 14, 16: 12 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C0E10?

The complementary color is #100E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C0E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C0E10 color

#0C0E10 rgb(12, 14, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C0E10 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 5.5% green and 6.3% blue (12, 14, 16).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 14% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#0C0E10 color codes

HEX	`#0C0E10`
RGB	`rgb(12, 14, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 5.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 14%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 25%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.88, -0.25, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.88, 1.23, 258.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.402, 0.43, 0.552)`
Decimal	`790032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C0E10, 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 #0C0E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C0E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #0C0E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c0e10; }
.text { color: #0c0e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c0e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 14 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c0e10, #0c0c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C0E10?: #0C0E10 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C0E10?: The RGB value is 12, 14, 16: 12 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C0E10?: The complementary color is #100E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C0E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.