What color is #0C180D?

#0C180D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C180D?

The RGB value is 12, 24, 13: 12 red, 24 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C180D?

The complementary color is #180C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C180D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C180D color

#0C180D rgb(12, 24, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C180D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 9.4% green and 5.1% blue (12, 24, 13).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 33% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#0C180D color codes

HEX	`#0C180D`
RGB	`rgb(12, 24, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 9.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 33%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 46%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.87, -7.04, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.87, 8.47, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.551, 0.76, 0.498)`
Decimal	`792589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C180D, 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 #0C180D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C180D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #0C180D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c180d; }
.text { color: #0c180d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c180d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 24 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c180d, #0c1813); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C180D?: #0C180D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C180D?: The RGB value is 12, 24, 13: 12 red, 24 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C180D?: The complementary color is #180C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C180D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.