What color is #0C1115?

#0C1115 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1115?

The RGB value is 12, 17, 21: 12 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1115?

The complementary color is #15100C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1115 color

#0C1115 rgb(12, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1115 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (12, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 27% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#0C1115 color codes

HEX	`#0C1115`
RGB	`rgb(12, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 27%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 43%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 19%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.82, -0.79, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.82, 3.05, 254.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.487, 0.533, 0.787)`
Decimal	`790805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1115, 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 #0C1115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #0C1115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1115; }
.text { color: #0c1115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1115, #0c0c15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C1115?: #0C1115 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1115?: The RGB value is 12, 17, 21: 12 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1115?: The complementary color is #15100C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.