What color is #0C111E?

#0C111E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C111E?

The RGB value is 12, 17, 30: 12 red, 17 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C111E?

The complementary color is #1E190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C111E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C111E color

#0C111E rgb(12, 17, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C111E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 6.7% green and 11.8% blue (12, 17, 30).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 43% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#0C111E color codes

HEX	`#0C111E`
RGB	`rgb(12, 17, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 6.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 43%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 60%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 43%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.17, 1.72, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.17, 9.45, 280.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.586, 0.573, 1.308)`
Decimal	`790814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C111E, 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 #0C111E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C111E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #0C111E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c111e; }
.text { color: #0c111e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c111e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 17 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c111e, #100c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0C111E?: #0C111E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C111E?: The RGB value is 12, 17, 30: 12 red, 17 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C111E?: The complementary color is #1E190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C111E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.