What color is #0C1E1F?

#0C1E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1E1F?

The RGB value is 12, 30, 31: 12 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1E1F?

The complementary color is #1F0D0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1E1F color

#0C1E1F rgb(12, 30, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 11.8% green and 12.2% blue (12, 30, 31).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 44% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#0C1E1F color codes

HEX	`#0C1E1F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 30, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 11.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 44%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 61%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 3%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.84, -7.07, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.84, 7.68, 203.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.863, 1.106, 1.464)`
Decimal	`794143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1E1F, 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 #0C1E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #0C1E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1e1f; }
.text { color: #0c1e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 30 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1e1f, #0c151f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1E1F?: #0C1E1F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1E1F?: The RGB value is 12, 30, 31: 12 red, 30 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1E1F?: The complementary color is #1F0D0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.