What color is #0C5F32?

#0C5F32 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C5F32?

The RGB value is 12, 95, 50: 12 red, 95 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C5F32?

The complementary color is #5F0C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C5F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C5F32 color

#0C5F32 rgb(12, 95, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C5F32 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 37.3% green and 19.6% blue (12, 95, 50).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 78% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#0C5F32 color codes

HEX	`#0C5F32`
RGB	`rgb(12, 95, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 37.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 78%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 87%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 47%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, -34.71, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 39.7, 150.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.819, 8.492, 4.402)`
Decimal	`810802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C5F32, 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 #0C5F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C5F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #0C5F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c5f32; }
.text { color: #0c5f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c5f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 95 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c5f32, #0c5f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #0C5F32?: #0C5F32 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C5F32?: The RGB value is 12, 95, 50: 12 red, 95 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C5F32?: The complementary color is #5F0C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C5F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.