What color is #0C1314?

#0C1314 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1314?

The RGB value is 12, 19, 20: 12 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1314?

The complementary color is #140D0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1314 color

#0C1314 rgb(12, 19, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1314 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 7.5% green and 7.8% blue (12, 19, 20).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 25% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#0C1314 color codes

HEX	`#0C1314`
RGB	`rgb(12, 19, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 7.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 25%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 40%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 5%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.37, -2.22, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.37, 2.66, 213.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.511, 0.594, 0.75)`
Decimal	`791316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1314, 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 #0C1314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #0C1314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1314; }
.text { color: #0c1314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 19 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1314, #0c0f14); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C1314?: #0C1314 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1314?: The RGB value is 12, 19, 20: 12 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1314?: The complementary color is #140D0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.