What color is #0C1F38?

#0C1F38 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C1F38?

The RGB value is 12, 31, 56: 12 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C1F38?

The complementary color is #38250C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C1F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C1F38 color

#0C1F38 rgb(12, 31, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C1F38 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 12.2% green and 22% blue (12, 31, 56).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 65% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#0C1F38 color codes

HEX	`#0C1F38`
RGB	`rgb(12, 31, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 12.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 65%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 79%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 45%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.58, 2.38, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.58, 18.69, 277.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.355, 1.344, 3.929)`
Decimal	`794424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C1F38, 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 #0C1F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C1F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #0C1F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c1f38; }
.text { color: #0c1f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c1f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 31 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c1f38, #0f0c38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C1F38?: #0C1F38 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C1F38?: The RGB value is 12, 31, 56: 12 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C1F38?: The complementary color is #38250C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C1F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.