What color is #0C3852?

#0C3852 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 #0C3852?

The RGB value is 12, 56, 82: 12 red, 56 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C3852?

The complementary color is #52260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C3852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C3852 color

#0C3852 rgb(12, 56, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C3852 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 22% green and 32.2% blue (12, 56, 82).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#0C3852 color codes

HEX	`#0C3852`
RGB	`rgb(12, 56, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 22%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 85%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 32%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22, -4.24, -19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22, 20.4, 257.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.088, 3.515, 8.497)`
Decimal	`800850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C3852, 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 #0C3852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C3852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #0C3852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c3852; }
.text { color: #0c3852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c3852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 56 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c3852, #0c1552); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0C3852?: #0C3852 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 #0C3852?: The RGB value is 12, 56, 82: 12 red, 56 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C3852?: The complementary color is #52260C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C3852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.