What color is #0C9780?

#0C9780 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C9780?

The RGB value is 12, 151, 128: 12 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C9780?

The complementary color is #970C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C9780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C9780 color

#0C9780 rgb(12, 151, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C9780 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 59.2% green and 50.2% blue (12, 151, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pool Table (#039578), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#0C9780 color codes

HEX	`#0C9780`
RGB	`rgb(12, 151, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 59.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 92%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -38.84, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 38.94, 175.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.112, 23.768, 24.209)`
Decimal	`825216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C9780, 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 #0C9780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0C9780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #0C9780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c9780; }
.text { color: #0c9780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c9780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 151 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c9780, #0c6897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #0C9780?: #0C9780 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C9780?: The RGB value is 12, 151, 128: 12 red, 151 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C9780?: The complementary color is #970C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C9780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.