Recognised as Colour
#0C0C0E
- #0C0C0E
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#0C0C0E is a near-black with RGB values 12, 12, 14 and HSL 240°, 8%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#0C0C0E#0C0C0E
HEX#0C0C0E
RGBrgb(12, 12, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0471, 0.0549
RGB percentages4.7%, 4.7%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(240, 7.7%, 5.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 14.3%, 5.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 94.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer789,518
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0C0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness12.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.54:1
Contrast with white19.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#F3F3F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E0E0C
Analogous#0C0D0E, #0D0C0E
Triadic#0E0C0C, #0C0E0C
Split complementary#0E0D0C, #0D0E0C
Tetradic#0E0C0D, #0E0E0C, #0C0E0D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G12
B14
Red12 (4.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness5.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 0C · B 0E
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