What color is #0C1931?

#0C1931 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1931?

The RGB value is 12, 25, 49: 12 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1931?

The complementary color is #31240C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1931 color

#0C1931 rgb(12, 25, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1931 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 9.8% green and 19.2% blue (12, 25, 49).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#0C1931 color codes

HEX	`#0C1931`
RGB	`rgb(12, 25, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 9.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 49%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.95, 3.93, -17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.95, 18.1, 282.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.053, 0.995, 3.042)`
Decimal	`792881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1931, 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 #0C1931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #0C1931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1931; }
.text { color: #0c1931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 25 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1931, #120c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0C1931?: #0C1931 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1931?: The RGB value is 12, 25, 49: 12 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1931?: The complementary color is #31240C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.