What color is #0C2740?

#0C2740 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C2740?

The RGB value is 12, 39, 64: 12 red, 39 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C2740?

The complementary color is #40250C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C2740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C2740 color

#0C2740 rgb(12, 39, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C2740 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 15.3% green and 25.1% blue (12, 39, 64).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 68% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#0C2740 color codes

HEX	`#0C2740`
RGB	`rgb(12, 39, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 15.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 68%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 81%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 39%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.95, -0.07, -18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.95, 18.83, 269.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.802, 1.899, 5.121)`
Decimal	`796480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C2740, 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 #0C2740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C2740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #0C2740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c2740; }
.text { color: #0c2740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c2740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 39 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c2740, #0c0d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C2740?: #0C2740 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C2740?: The RGB value is 12, 39, 64: 12 red, 39 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C2740?: The complementary color is #40250C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C2740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.