What color is #0C2F21?

#0C2F21 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C2F21?

The RGB value is 12, 47, 33: 12 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C2F21?

The complementary color is #2F0C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C2F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C2F21 color

#0C2F21 rgb(12, 47, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C2F21 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 18.4% green and 12.9% blue (12, 47, 33).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#0C2F21 color codes

HEX	`#0C2F21`
RGB	`rgb(12, 47, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 18.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, -16.75, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 17.58, 162.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.443, 2.221, 1.791)`
Decimal	`798497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C2F21, 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 #0C2F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C2F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #0C2F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c2f21; }
.text { color: #0c2f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c2f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 47 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c2f21, #0c2b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C2F21?: #0C2F21 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C2F21?: The RGB value is 12, 47, 33: 12 red, 47 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C2F21?: The complementary color is #2F0C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C2F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.