What color is #0C5E37?

#0C5E37 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 #0C5E37?

The RGB value is 12, 94, 55: 12 red, 94 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C5E37?

The complementary color is #5E0C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C5E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C5E37 color

#0C5E37 rgb(12, 94, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C5E37 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 36.9% green and 21.6% blue (12, 94, 55).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 77% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#0C5E37 color codes

HEX	`#0C5E37`
RGB	`rgb(12, 94, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 36.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 77%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 87%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 41%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, -33.25, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 36.88, 154.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.843, 8.359, 4.972)`
Decimal	`810551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C5E37, 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 #0C5E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C5E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #0C5E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c5e37; }
.text { color: #0c5e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c5e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 94 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c5e37, #0c5c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #0C5E37?: #0C5E37 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 #0C5E37?: The RGB value is 12, 94, 55: 12 red, 94 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C5E37?: The complementary color is #5E0C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C5E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.