What color is #0C453C?

#0C453C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C453C?

The RGB value is 12, 69, 60: 12 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C453C?

The complementary color is #450C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C453C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C453C color

#0C453C rgb(12, 69, 60)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C453C is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 27.1% green and 23.5% blue (12, 69, 60).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 70% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#0C453C color codes

HEX	`#0C453C`
RGB	`rgb(12, 69, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 27.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 70%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 83%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, -20.27, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 20.27, 179.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.095, 4.66, 5.01)`
Decimal	`804156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C453C, 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 #0C453C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C453C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #0C453C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c453c; }
.text { color: #0c453c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c453c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 69 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c453c, #0c3245); }

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Questions

What color is #0C453C?: #0C453C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C453C?: The RGB value is 12, 69, 60: 12 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C453C?: The complementary color is #450C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C453C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.