What color is #0C1522?

#0C1522 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1522?

The RGB value is 12, 21, 34: 12 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1522?

The complementary color is #22190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1522 color

#0C1522 rgb(12, 21, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1522 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 8.2% green and 13.3% blue (12, 21, 34).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 48% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% 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 18.32:1).

#0C1522 color codes

HEX	`#0C1522`
RGB	`rgb(12, 21, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 8.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 48%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 65%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 38%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.59, 0.6, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.59, 10.22, 273.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.708, 0.73, 1.617)`
Decimal	`791842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1522, 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 #0C1522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #0C1522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1522; }
.text { color: #0c1522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 21 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1522, #0e0c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1522?: #0C1522 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1522?: The RGB value is 12, 21, 34: 12 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1522?: The complementary color is #22190C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.