What color is #0C4124?

#0C4124 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C4124?

The RGB value is 12, 65, 36: 12 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C4124?

The complementary color is #410C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C4124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C4124 color

#0C4124 rgb(12, 65, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C4124 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 25.5% green and 14.1% blue (12, 65, 36).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 69% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#0C4124 color codes

HEX	`#0C4124`
RGB	`rgb(12, 65, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 25.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 69%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 82%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 45%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.62, -24.92, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.62, 28.08, 152.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.36, 3.986, 2.314)`
Decimal	`803108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C4124, 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 #0C4124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C4124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #0C4124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c4124; }
.text { color: #0c4124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c4124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 65 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c4124, #0c413e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C4124?: #0C4124 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C4124?: The RGB value is 12, 65, 36: 12 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C4124?: The complementary color is #410C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C4124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.