What color is #0C4F52?

#0C4F52 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 #0C4F52?

The RGB value is 12, 79, 82: 12 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C4F52?

The complementary color is #520F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C4F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C4F52 color

#0C4F52 rgb(12, 79, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C4F52 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 31% green and 32.2% blue (12, 79, 82).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#0C4F52 color codes

HEX	`#0C4F52`
RGB	`rgb(12, 79, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 31%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 85%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 4%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.11, -18.25, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.11, 19.73, 202.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.47, 6.279, 8.957)`
Decimal	`806738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C4F52, 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 #0C4F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C4F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #0C4F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c4f52; }
.text { color: #0c4f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c4f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 79 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c4f52, #0c2c52); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0C4F52?: #0C4F52 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 #0C4F52?: The RGB value is 12, 79, 82: 12 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C4F52?: The complementary color is #520F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C4F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.