What color is #0C1916?

#0C1916 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1916?

The RGB value is 12, 25, 22: 12 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1916?

The complementary color is #190C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1916 color

#0C1916 rgb(12, 25, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1916 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (12, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#0C1916 color codes

HEX	`#0C1916`
RGB	`rgb(12, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 52%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.51, -5.99, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.51, 5.99, 177.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.644, 0.831, 0.885)`
Decimal	`792854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1916, 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 #0C1916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #0C1916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1916; }
.text { color: #0c1916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1916, #0c1519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1916?: #0C1916 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1916?: The RGB value is 12, 25, 22: 12 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1916?: The complementary color is #190C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.