What color is #0C1C19?

#0C1C19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1C19?

The RGB value is 12, 28, 25: 12 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1C19?

The complementary color is #1C0C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1C19 color

#0C1C19 rgb(12, 28, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1C19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 11% green and 9.8% blue (12, 28, 25).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#0C1C19 color codes

HEX	`#0C1C19`
RGB	`rgb(12, 28, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 11%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 57%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 11%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.81, -7.58, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.81, 7.58, 180.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.742, 0.979, 1.069)`
Decimal	`793625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1C19, 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 #0C1C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #0C1C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1c19; }
.text { color: #0c1c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 28 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1c19, #0c171c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1C19?: #0C1C19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1C19?: The RGB value is 12, 28, 25: 12 red, 28 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1C19?: The complementary color is #1C0C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.