What color is #0C9C96?

#0C9C96 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C9C96?

The RGB value is 12, 156, 150: 12 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C9C96?

The complementary color is #9C0C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C9C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C9C96 color

#0C9C96 rgb(12, 156, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0C9C96 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (12, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 86% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#0C9C96 color codes

HEX	`#0C9C96`
RGB	`rgb(12, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 86%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 92%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -34.67, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 35.28, 190.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.542, 26.055, 32.953)`
Decimal	`826518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C9C96, 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 #0C9C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0C9C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #0C9C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c9c96; }
.text { color: #0c9c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c9c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c9c96, #0c5a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #0C9C96?: #0C9C96 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C9C96?: The RGB value is 12, 156, 150: 12 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C9C96?: The complementary color is #9C0C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C9C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.