What color is #0C353F?

#0C353F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C353F?

The RGB value is 12, 53, 63: 12 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C353F?

The complementary color is #3F160C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C353F color

#0C353F rgb(12, 53, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C353F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (12, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 68% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#0C353F color codes

HEX	`#0C353F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 68%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 81%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 16%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, -10, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 14.37, 225.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.322, 2.983, 5.155)`
Decimal	`800063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C353F, 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 #0C353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #0C353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c353f; }
.text { color: #0c353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c353f, #0c1c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0C353F?: #0C353F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C353F?: The RGB value is 12, 53, 63: 12 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C353F?: The complementary color is #3F160C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.