Information about #0C5553 color

#0C5553 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #0C5553 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(12, 85, 83) — 4.7% red, 33.3% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 1 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated cyan, #0C5553 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Deep Opal (#00594E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Teal (#00555A) and Deep Cyan (#005959).

In RGB terms — rgb(12, 85, 83) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #0C5553 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #0C5553 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#0C5553 color variations

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#0C5553 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #0C5553

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Deep Opal color link
Deep Opal

#00594E

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

Dark Teal color link
Dark Teal

#014D4E

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Deep South color link
Deep South

#004853

Sherpa Blue color link
Sherpa Blue

#00494E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#0C5553
  • RGB12, 85, 83
  • CMYK29, 0, 1, 67
  • CSSrgb(12, 85, 83)
  • HSL178°, 75%, 19%
  • HSL Precise178.356°, 75.258%, 19.02%
  • HSV178°, 86%, 33%
  • HSB178°, 86%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.047, 0.333, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.047, 0.333, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.047, 0.333, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID0C5553
  • DECIMAL ID808275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01