What color is #0C4149?

#0C4149 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C4149?

The RGB value is 12, 65, 73: 12 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C4149?

The complementary color is #49140C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C4149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C4149 color

#0C4149 rgb(12, 65, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C4149 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 25.5% green and 28.6% blue (12, 65, 73).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 72% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#0C4149 color codes

HEX	`#0C4149`
RGB	`rgb(12, 65, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 25.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 72%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 84%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -13.52, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 16.65, 215.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.244, 4.339, 6.969)`
Decimal	`803145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C4149, 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 #0C4149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C4149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #0C4149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c4149; }
.text { color: #0c4149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c4149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 65 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c4149, #0c2349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0C4149?: #0C4149 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C4149?: The RGB value is 12, 65, 73: 12 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C4149?: The complementary color is #49140C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C4149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.