#0C5015 Color

#0C5015 is rgb(12, 80, 21) in RGB, hsl(128, 74%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 74%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), visibly different at ΔE 10.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0C5015

HEX#0C5015

RGBrgb(12, 80, 21)

HSLhsl(128, 74%, 18%)

HSVhsv(128, 85%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 74%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.111 144.6)

LABlab(29.10% -31.14 27.38)

LCHlch(29.10% 41.46 138.68)

What #0C5015 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0C5015, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 10.01 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 10.7 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 13.33 Royal Green#136207ΔE 14.21 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 14.56 Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 15.43

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#0C5015 Channel Values

How #0C5015 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 12 · G 80 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 128° · S 74% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 128° · S 85% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 85% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.66:1 vs white · 2.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0C5015 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0C5015

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0C5015; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #0C5015

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #0C5015 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0C5015

Protanopia#494916

Protanomaly#3A4C15

Deuteranopia#424219

Deuteranomaly#344817

Tritanopia#1E4B4B

Tritanomaly#184D3C

Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #0C5015 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0c5015: #0C5015;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0C5015;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0c5015': '#0C5015' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.047, green: 0.314, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="color_0c5015">#0C5015</color>

SVG fillfill="#0C5015"

More Green Colors

#0C5015 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#0C5015 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0C5015?

#0C5015 is a darkest green — rgb(12, 80, 21) in RGB and hsl(128, 74%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.01.

What is the RGB value of #0C5015?

#0C5015 is rgb(12, 80, 21) — red 12, green 80, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0C5015?

#0C5015 converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 74%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0C5015 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0C5015 scores 9.66:1 against white and 2.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0C5015 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0C5015 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 17.51, which is visibly different.

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