What color is #0C91CB?

#0C91CB is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C91CB?

The RGB value is 12, 145, 203: 12 red, 145 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C91CB?

The complementary color is #CB460C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C91CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C91CB color

#0C91CB rgb(12, 145, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C91CB is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 56.9% green and 79.6% blue (12, 145, 203).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 89% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Swimmer (#0A91BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#0C91CB color codes

HEX	`#0C91CB`
RGB	`rgb(12, 145, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 56.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 89%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 94%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 29%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, -10.93, -38.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 40.22, 254.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.052, 24.638, 60.134)`
Decimal	`823755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C91CB, 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 #0C91CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0C91CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	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 #0C91CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c91cb; }
.text { color: #0c91cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c91cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 145 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c91cb, #0c31cb); }

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Questions

What color is #0C91CB?: #0C91CB is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C91CB?: The RGB value is 12, 145, 203: 12 red, 145 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C91CB?: The complementary color is #CB460C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C91CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.