What color is #0C1917?

#0C1917 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 #0C1917?

The RGB value is 12, 25, 23: 12 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1917?

The complementary color is #190C0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1917 color

#0C1917 rgb(12, 25, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1917 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 9.8% green and 9% blue (12, 25, 23).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#0C1917 color codes

HEX	`#0C1917`
RGB	`rgb(12, 25, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 9.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 52%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 8%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.54, -5.74, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.54, 5.75, 183.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.654, 0.835, 0.937)`
Decimal	`792855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1917, 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 #0C1917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #0C1917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1917; }
.text { color: #0c1917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 25 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1917, #0c1519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1917?: #0C1917 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 #0C1917?: The RGB value is 12, 25, 23: 12 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1917?: The complementary color is #190C0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.