What color is #0C8238?

#0C8238 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C8238?

The RGB value is 12, 130, 56: 12 red, 130 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C8238?

The complementary color is #820C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C8238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C8238 color

#0C8238 rgb(12, 130, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C8238 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 51% green and 22% blue (12, 130, 56).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 83% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pharmaceutical Green (#087E34), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#0C8238 color codes

HEX	`#0C8238`
RGB	`rgb(12, 130, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 51%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 83%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 91%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 57%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -46.68, 31.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 56.29, 146.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.847, 16.328, 6.426)`
Decimal	`819768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C8238, 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 #0C8238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0C8238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #0C8238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c8238; }
.text { color: #0c8238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c8238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 130 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c8238, #0c8273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #0C8238?: #0C8238 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C8238?: The RGB value is 12, 130, 56: 12 red, 130 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C8238?: The complementary color is #820C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C8238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.