What color is #0C9243?

#0C9243 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Revolution. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C9243?

The RGB value is 12, 146, 67: 12 red, 146 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C9243?

The complementary color is #920C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C9243?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C9243 color

#0C9243 rgb(12, 146, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #0C9243 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 57.3% green and 26.3% blue (12, 146, 67).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 85% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Revolution (#009944), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#0C9243 color codes

HEX	`#0C9243`
RGB	`rgb(12, 146, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 57.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 85%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 92%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 54%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -50.5, 32.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 60.1, 147.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.443, 21.04, 8.767)`
Decimal	`823875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C9243, 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 #0C9243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0C9243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #0C9243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c9243; }
.text { color: #0c9243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c9243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 146 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c9243, #0c9286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #0C9243?: #0C9243 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Green Revolution. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C9243?: The RGB value is 12, 146, 67: 12 red, 146 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C9243?: The complementary color is #920C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C9243?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.