What color is #0C5D35?

#0C5D35 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C5D35?

The RGB value is 12, 93, 53: 12 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C5D35?

The complementary color is #5D0C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C5D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C5D35 color

#0C5D35 rgb(12, 93, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C5D35 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 36.5% green and 20.8% blue (12, 93, 53).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 77% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#0C5D35 color codes

HEX	`#0C5D35`
RGB	`rgb(12, 93, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 36.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 77%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 87%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 43%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.32, -33.27, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.32, 37.19, 153.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.708, 8.163, 4.695)`
Decimal	`810293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C5D35, 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 #0C5D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C5D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #0C5D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c5d35; }
.text { color: #0c5d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c5d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 93 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c5d35, #0c5c5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C5D35?: #0C5D35 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C5D35?: The RGB value is 12, 93, 53: 12 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C5D35?: The complementary color is #5D0C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C5D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.