What color is #0C305F?

#0C305F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C305F?

The RGB value is 12, 48, 95: 12 red, 48 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C305F?

The complementary color is #5F3B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C305F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C305F color

#0C305F rgb(12, 48, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C305F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 18.8% green and 37.3% blue (12, 48, 95).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 78% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#0C305F color codes

HEX	`#0C305F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 48, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 18.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 78%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 87%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 49%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.12, 7.01, -31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.12, 32.31, 282.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.273, 3.018, 11.234)`
Decimal	`798815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C305F, 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 #0C305F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C305F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #0C305F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c305f; }
.text { color: #0c305f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c305f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 48 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c305f, #110c5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C305F?: #0C305F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C305F?: The RGB value is 12, 48, 95: 12 red, 48 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C305F?: The complementary color is #5F3B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C305F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.