What color is #0C271E?

#0C271E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C271E?

The RGB value is 12, 39, 30: 12 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C271E?

The complementary color is #270C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C271E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C271E color

#0C271E rgb(12, 39, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C271E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 15.3% green and 11.8% blue (12, 39, 30).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 53% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#0C271E color codes

HEX	`#0C271E`
RGB	`rgb(12, 39, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 15.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 53%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 69%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 23%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.37, -13.1, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.37, 13.41, 167.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.111, 1.623, 1.483)`
Decimal	`796446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C271E, 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 #0C271E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C271E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #0C271E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c271e; }
.text { color: #0c271e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c271e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 39 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c271e, #0c2327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C271E?: #0C271E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C271E?: The RGB value is 12, 39, 30: 12 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C271E?: The complementary color is #270C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C271E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.