What color is #0C4446?

#0C4446 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C4446?

The RGB value is 12, 68, 70: 12 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C4446?

The complementary color is #460E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C4446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C4446 color

#0C4446 rgb(12, 68, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C4446 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 26.7% green and 27.5% blue (12, 68, 70).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#0C4446 color codes

HEX	`#0C4446`
RGB	`rgb(12, 68, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 26.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 83%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, -16.35, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 17.52, 201.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.324, 4.654, 6.516)`
Decimal	`803910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C4446, 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 #0C4446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C4446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #0C4446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c4446; }
.text { color: #0c4446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c4446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 68 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c4446, #0c2746); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0C4446?: #0C4446 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C4446?: The RGB value is 12, 68, 70: 12 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C4446?: The complementary color is #460E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C4446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.