What color is #0C4649?

#0C4649 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 #0C4649?

The RGB value is 12, 70, 73: 12 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C4649?

The complementary color is #490F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C4649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C4649 color

#0C4649 rgb(12, 70, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C4649 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 27.5% green and 28.6% blue (12, 70, 73).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 72% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#0C4649 color codes

HEX	`#0C4649`
RGB	`rgb(12, 70, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 27.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 72%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 84%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 4%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, -16.41, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 17.84, 203.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.544, 4.939, 7.069)`
Decimal	`804425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C4649, 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 #0C4649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C4649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #0C4649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c4649; }
.text { color: #0c4649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c4649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 70 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c4649, #0c2749); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0C4649?: #0C4649 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 #0C4649?: The RGB value is 12, 70, 73: 12 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C4649?: The complementary color is #490F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C4649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.