What color is #0C403F?

#0C403F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C403F?

The RGB value is 12, 64, 63: 12 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C403F?

The complementary color is #400C0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C403F color

#0C403F rgb(12, 64, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C403F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (12, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 68% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#0C403F color codes

HEX	`#0C403F`
RGB	`rgb(12, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 68%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 81%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.01, -16.55, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.01, 17.08, 194.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.882, 4.103, 5.342)`
Decimal	`802879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C403F, 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 #0C403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #0C403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c403f; }
.text { color: #0c403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c403f, #0c2740); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C403F?: #0C403F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C403F?: The RGB value is 12, 64, 63: 12 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C403F?: The complementary color is #400C0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.