What color is #0C0F14?

#0C0F14 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C0F14?

The RGB value is 12, 15, 20: 12 red, 15 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C0F14?

The complementary color is #14110C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C0F14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C0F14 color

#0C0F14 rgb(12, 15, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C0F14 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 5.9% green and 7.8% blue (12, 15, 20).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#0C0F14 color codes

HEX	`#0C0F14`
RGB	`rgb(12, 15, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 5.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 40%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 25%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.25, 0.07, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.25, 3.1, 271.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.449, 0.47, 0.729)`
Decimal	`790292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C0F14, 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 #0C0F14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C0F14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #0C0F14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c0f14; }
.text { color: #0c0f14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c0f14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 15 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c0f14, #0d0c14); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0C0F14?: #0C0F14 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C0F14?: The RGB value is 12, 15, 20: 12 red, 15 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C0F14?: The complementary color is #14110C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C0F14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.