What color is #0C210F?

#0C210F 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 #0C210F?

The RGB value is 12, 33, 15: 12 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C210F?

The complementary color is #210C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C210F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C210F color

#0C210F rgb(12, 33, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C210F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 12.9% green and 5.9% blue (12, 33, 15).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 47% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#0C210F color codes

HEX	`#0C210F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 33, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 12.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 47%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 64%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 55%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.56, -13.5, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.56, 16.23, 146.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.782, 1.2, 0.642)`
Decimal	`794895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C210F, 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 #0C210F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C210F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #0C210F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c210f; }
.text { color: #0c210f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c210f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 33 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c210f, #0c211a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C210F?: #0C210F 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 #0C210F?: The RGB value is 12, 33, 15: 12 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C210F?: The complementary color is #210C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C210F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.