What color is #0C1D14?

#0C1D14 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 #0C1D14?

The RGB value is 12, 29, 20: 12 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1D14?

The complementary color is #1D0C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1D14 color

#0C1D14 rgb(12, 29, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1D14 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 11.4% green and 7.8% blue (12, 29, 20).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 41% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#0C1D14 color codes

HEX	`#0C1D14`
RGB	`rgb(12, 29, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 11.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 41%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 59%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 31%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.05, -9.64, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.05, 10.4, 157.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.717, 1.007, 0.818)`
Decimal	`793876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1D14, 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 #0C1D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #0C1D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1d14; }
.text { color: #0c1d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 29 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1d14, #0c1d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1D14?: #0C1D14 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 #0C1D14?: The RGB value is 12, 29, 20: 12 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1D14?: The complementary color is #1D0C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.