What color is #0C3506?

#0C3506 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C3506?

The RGB value is 12, 53, 6: 12 red, 53 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C3506?

The complementary color is #2F0635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C3506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C3506 color

#0C3506 rgb(12, 53, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C3506 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 20.8% green and 2.4% blue (12, 53, 6).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 80% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#0C3506 color codes

HEX	`#0C3506`
RGB	`rgb(12, 53, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 20.8%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 80%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 89%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 89%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.53, -24.61, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.53, 33.89, 136.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.458, 2.637, 0.605)`
Decimal	`800006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C3506, 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 #0C3506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C3506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #0C3506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c3506; }
.text { color: #0c3506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c3506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 53 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c3506, #063518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C3506?: #0C3506 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C3506?: The RGB value is 12, 53, 6: 12 red, 53 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C3506?: The complementary color is #2F0635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C3506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.