What color is #0C332E?

#0C332E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C332E?

The RGB value is 12, 51, 46: 12 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C332E?

The complementary color is #330C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C332E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C332E color

#0C332E rgb(12, 51, 46)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C332E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 20% green and 18% blue (12, 51, 46).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 62% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#0C332E color codes

HEX	`#0C332E`
RGB	`rgb(12, 51, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 20%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 62%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 76%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, -14.96, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 14.99, 183.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.828, 2.643, 2.998)`
Decimal	`799534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C332E, 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 #0C332E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C332E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #0C332E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c332e; }
.text { color: #0c332e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c332e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 51 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c332e, #0c2433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0C332E?: #0C332E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C332E?: The RGB value is 12, 51, 46: 12 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C332E?: The complementary color is #330C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C332E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.