What color is #0C160E?

#0C160E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C160E?

The RGB value is 12, 22, 14: 12 red, 22 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C160E?

The complementary color is #160C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C160E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C160E color

#0C160E rgb(12, 22, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C160E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 8.6% green and 5.5% blue (12, 22, 14).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 29% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#0C160E color codes

HEX	`#0C160E`
RGB	`rgb(12, 22, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 8.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 29%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 45%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.18, -5.41, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.18, 6.29, 149.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.518, 0.684, 0.52)`
Decimal	`792078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C160E, 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 #0C160E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C160E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #0C160E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c160e; }
.text { color: #0c160e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c160e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 22 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c160e, #0c1613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C160E?: #0C160E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C160E?: The RGB value is 12, 22, 14: 12 red, 22 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C160E?: The complementary color is #160C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C160E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.