What color is #0C1517?

#0C1517 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 #0C1517?

The RGB value is 12, 21, 23: 12 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1517?

The complementary color is #170E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1517 color

#0C1517 rgb(12, 21, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1517 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 8.2% green and 9% blue (12, 21, 23).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#0C1517 color codes

HEX	`#0C1517`
RGB	`rgb(12, 21, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 8.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 48%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 9%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.11, -2.8, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.11, 3.75, 221.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.574, 0.676, 0.911)`
Decimal	`791831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1517, 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 #0C1517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #0C1517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1517; }
.text { color: #0c1517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 21 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1517, #0c1017); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C1517?: #0C1517 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 #0C1517?: The RGB value is 12, 21, 23: 12 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1517?: The complementary color is #170E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.