What color is #0CB5F3?

#0CB5F3 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hawaii Morning. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0CB5F3?

The RGB value is 12, 181, 243: 12 red, 181 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0CB5F3?

The complementary color is #F34A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0CB5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0CB5F3 color

#0CB5F3 rgb(12, 181, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0CB5F3 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 71% green and 95.3% blue (12, 181, 243).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 91% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Hawaii Morning (#00BBFF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#0CB5F3 color codes

HEX	`#0CB5F3`
RGB	`rgb(12, 181, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 71%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 91%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 26%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -16.27, -41.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 44.4, 248.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.846, 39.593, 90.688)`
Decimal	`833011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0CB5F3, 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 #0CB5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#0CB5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	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 #0CB5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0cb5f3; }
.text { color: #0cb5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0cb5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 181 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0cb5f3, #0c42f3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0CB5F3?: #0CB5F3 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hawaii Morning. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0CB5F3?: The RGB value is 12, 181, 243: 12 red, 181 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0CB5F3?: The complementary color is #F34A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0CB5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.