What color is #0C230F?

#0C230F 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 #0C230F?

The RGB value is 12, 35, 15: 12 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C230F?

The complementary color is #230C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C230F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C230F color

#0C230F rgb(12, 35, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C230F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (12, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 49% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#0C230F color codes

HEX	`#0C230F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 49%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 66%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 57%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.38, -14.68, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.38, 17.85, 145.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.839, 1.315, 0.661)`
Decimal	`795407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C230F, 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 #0C230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C230F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #0C230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c230f; }
.text { color: #0c230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c230f, #0c231b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C230F?: #0C230F 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 #0C230F?: The RGB value is 12, 35, 15: 12 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C230F?: The complementary color is #230C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C230F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.