What color is #0C1315?

#0C1315 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 #0C1315?

The RGB value is 12, 19, 21: 12 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1315?

The complementary color is #150E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1315 color

#0C1315 rgb(12, 19, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1315 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 7.5% green and 8.2% blue (12, 19, 21).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 27% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#0C1315 color codes

HEX	`#0C1315`
RGB	`rgb(12, 19, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 7.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 27%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 43%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 10%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.4, -1.99, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.4, 2.89, 226.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.52, 0.598, 0.797)`
Decimal	`791317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1315, 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 #0C1315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #0C1315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1315; }
.text { color: #0c1315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 19 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1315, #0c0e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C1315?: #0C1315 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 #0C1315?: The RGB value is 12, 19, 21: 12 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1315?: The complementary color is #150E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.