What color is #0C324C?

#0C324C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C324C?

The RGB value is 12, 50, 76: 12 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C324C?

The complementary color is #4C260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C324C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C324C color

#0C324C rgb(12, 50, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C324C is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 19.6% green and 29.8% blue (12, 50, 76).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 73% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#0C324C color codes

HEX	`#0C324C`
RGB	`rgb(12, 50, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 19.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 73%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 84%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 34%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.56, -2.7, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.56, 19.95, 262.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.596, 2.881, 7.255)`
Decimal	`799308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C324C, 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 #0C324C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C324C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #0C324C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c324c; }
.text { color: #0c324c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c324c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 50 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c324c, #0c124c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C324C?: #0C324C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C324C?: The RGB value is 12, 50, 76: 12 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C324C?: The complementary color is #4C260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C324C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.