What color is #0C1F21?

#0C1F21 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 #0C1F21?

The RGB value is 12, 31, 33: 12 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1F21?

The complementary color is #210E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1F21 color

#0C1F21 rgb(12, 31, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1F21 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 12.2% green and 12.9% blue (12, 31, 33).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 47% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#0C1F21 color codes

HEX	`#0C1F21`
RGB	`rgb(12, 31, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 12.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 47%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 64%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 6%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.32, -7.04, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.32, 7.98, 208.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.916, 1.168, 1.616)`
Decimal	`794401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1F21, 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 #0C1F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #0C1F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1f21; }
.text { color: #0c1f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 31 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1f21, #0c1421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0C1F21?: #0C1F21 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 #0C1F21?: The RGB value is 12, 31, 33: 12 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1F21?: The complementary color is #210E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.