What color is #0C3124?

#0C3124 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 #0C3124?

The RGB value is 12, 49, 36: 12 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C3124?

The complementary color is #310C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C3124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C3124 color

#0C3124 rgb(12, 49, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C3124 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 19.2% green and 14.1% blue (12, 49, 36).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#0C3124 color codes

HEX	`#0C3124`
RGB	`rgb(12, 49, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 19.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, -16.98, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 17.56, 165.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.568, 2.402, 2.05)`
Decimal	`799012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C3124, 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 #0C3124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C3124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #0C3124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c3124; }
.text { color: #0c3124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c3124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 49 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c3124, #0c2b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C3124?: #0C3124 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 #0C3124?: The RGB value is 12, 49, 36: 12 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C3124?: The complementary color is #310C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C3124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.