What color is #0C7076?

#0C7076 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C7076?

The RGB value is 12, 112, 118: 12 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C7076?

The complementary color is #76120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C7076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C7076 color

#0C7076 rgb(12, 112, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C7076 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (12, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 82% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#0C7076 color codes

HEX	`#0C7076`
RGB	`rgb(12, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 82%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 90%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, -23.42, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 25.8, 204.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.214, 12.973, 19.154)`
Decimal	`815222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C7076, 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 #0C7076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0C7076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #0C7076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c7076; }
.text { color: #0c7076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c7076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c7076, #0c3b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #0C7076?: #0C7076 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C7076?: The RGB value is 12, 112, 118: 12 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C7076?: The complementary color is #76120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C7076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.