#0C0A09 color
The swatch above shows #0C0A09 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#0C0A09 is a very dark, muted orange, closest to the CSS named color black (#000000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-950. That means you can write bg-stone-950 or text-stone-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #0C0A09 |
| RGB | rgb(12, 10, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 14%, 4%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 95%) |
| Decimal | 789001 |
| CSS | color: #0C0A09; |
| Android | 0xFF0C0A09 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.047, green: 0.039, blue: 0.035, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #0C0A09 | 19.76:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #0C0A09 | 1.06:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #0C0A09
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #0C0A09 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #0C0A09
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #0C0A09 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #0C0A09; background-color: #0C0A09; }
.element { color: rgb(12 10 9); }
.element { color: hsl(20 14% 4%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #0C0A09;Frequently asked questions
What color is #0C0A09?
#0C0A09 is a very dark, muted orange. Its hue sits at 20° on the color wheel, with 14% saturation and 4% lightness.
What is #0C0A09 in RGB?
#0C0A09 converts to rgb(12, 10, 9) — 12 red, 10 green and 9 blue.
What is #0C0A09 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 95%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #0C0A09 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (19.76:1 versus 1.06:1).
What is the complementary color of #0C0A09?
#090B0C — the hue directly opposite #0C0A09 on the color wheel.