What color is #0C3926?

#0C3926 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C3926?

The RGB value is 12, 57, 38: 12 red, 57 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C3926?

The complementary color is #390C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C3926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C3926 color

#0C3926 rgb(12, 57, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C3926 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 22.4% green and 14.9% blue (12, 57, 38).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 65% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#0C3926 color codes

HEX	`#0C3926`
RGB	`rgb(12, 57, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 22.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 65%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 79%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 33%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -20.6, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 21.93, 159.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.964, 3.144, 2.337)`
Decimal	`801062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C3926, 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 #0C3926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C3926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #0C3926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c3926; }
.text { color: #0c3926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c3926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 57 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c3926, #0c3639); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0C3926?: #0C3926 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C3926?: The RGB value is 12, 57, 38: 12 red, 57 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C3926?: The complementary color is #390C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C3926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.