What color is #0C1117?

#0C1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1117?

The RGB value is 12, 17, 23: 12 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1117?

The complementary color is #17120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1117 color

#0C1117 rgb(12, 17, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 6.7% green and 9% blue (12, 17, 23).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 31% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#0C1117 color codes

HEX	`#0C1117`
RGB	`rgb(12, 17, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 6.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 31%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 48%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 26%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.89, -0.3, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.89, 4.29, 265.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.507, 0.541, 0.888)`
Decimal	`790807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1117, 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 #0C1117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #0C1117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1117; }
.text { color: #0c1117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 17 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1117, #0d0c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C1117?: #0C1117 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1117?: The RGB value is 12, 17, 23: 12 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1117?: The complementary color is #17120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.