What color is #0C3510?

#0C3510 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C3510?

The RGB value is 12, 53, 16: 12 red, 53 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C3510?

The complementary color is #350C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C3510?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C3510 color

#0C3510 rgb(12, 53, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C3510 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 20.8% green and 6.3% blue (12, 53, 16).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 63% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#0C3510 color codes

HEX	`#0C3510`
RGB	`rgb(12, 53, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 20.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 63%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 77%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 70%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, -23.37, 18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 30.06, 141.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.518, 2.662, 0.924)`
Decimal	`800016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C3510, 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 #0C3510	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C3510 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #0C3510 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c3510; }
.text { color: #0c3510; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c3510; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 53 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c3510, #0c3525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0C3510?: #0C3510 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C3510?: The RGB value is 12, 53, 16: 12 red, 53 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C3510?: The complementary color is #350C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C3510?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.