What color is #0C1C0C?

#0C1C0C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1C0C?

The RGB value is 12, 28, 12: 12 red, 28 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1C0C?

The complementary color is #1C0C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1C0C color

#0C1C0C rgb(12, 28, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1C0C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 11% green and 4.7% blue (12, 28, 12).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#0C1C0C color codes

HEX	`#0C1C0C`
RGB	`rgb(12, 28, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 11%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 57%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 57%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.44, -10.44, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.44, 12.84, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.633, 0.935, 0.495)`
Decimal	`793612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1C0C, 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 #0C1C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #0C1C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1c0c; }
.text { color: #0c1c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 28 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1c0c, #0c1c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1C0C?: #0C1C0C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1C0C?: The RGB value is 12, 28, 12: 12 red, 28 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1C0C?: The complementary color is #1C0C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.