What color is #0C6A62?

#0C6A62 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C6A62?

The RGB value is 12, 106, 98: 12 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C6A62?

The complementary color is #6A0C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C6A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C6A62 color

#0C6A62 rgb(12, 106, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C6A62 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 41.6% green and 38.4% blue (12, 106, 98).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 80% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#0C6A62 color codes

HEX	`#0C6A62`
RGB	`rgb(12, 106, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 41.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 80%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 89%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, -26.95, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 27.08, 185.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.509, 11.267, 13.332)`
Decimal	`813666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C6A62, 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 #0C6A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0C6A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #0C6A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c6a62; }
.text { color: #0c6a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c6a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 106 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c6a62, #0c436a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #0C6A62?: #0C6A62 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C6A62?: The RGB value is 12, 106, 98: 12 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C6A62?: The complementary color is #6A0C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C6A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.