HEX atlas value

#0C2A09

#0C2A09 is a cool green HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 12, 42, 9, HSL 115, 65%, 10%, has luminance 0.0175, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#0C2A09 Sample readable text

HEX #0C2A09

RGB rgb(12, 42, 9)

HSL hsl(115 65% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(71, 0, 79, 84)

Luminance 0.0175

Contrast Black 1.35:1White 15.56:1

CSS

--color-0c2a09: #0C2A09;
.background-0c2a09 { background-color: #0C2A09; }
.text-0c2a09 { color: #0C2A09; }

Luminance0.0175

Black text1.35:1AA Fail

White text15.56:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#0C2A09","rgb":[12,42,9],"hsl":[115,65,10],"cmyk":[71,0,79,84],"luminance":0.0175,"contrast":{"black":1.35,"white":15.56}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":15.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#27092A","hex":"#27092A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.16,"contrastWhite":18.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/0c2a09.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27092A","analogous":["#1C2A09","#092A17"],"triadic":["#090C2A","#2A090C"],"tetradic":["#091C2A","#27092A","#2A1709"],"splitComplementary":["#17092A","#2A091C"],"monochromatic":["#217619","#0C2A09","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#217619","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#073003","desaturated":"#10240F","pastel":"#34862D","neon":"#085C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":28.513154858766505},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":37.22902093797257},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":38.781438859330635}]

HEX meaning and use

About #0C2A09

#0C2A09 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #0C2A09 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 12, 42, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 65% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0175, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.35:1AA Fail

White text15.56:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #0C2A09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.35:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF15.56:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#27092A#FFFFFF text · best 18.13:1#27092A

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#1C1C1C

Generated Palette

#0C2A09#0C2A09

#27092A#27092A

#1C2A09#1C2A09

#092A17#092A17

#217619#217619

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#27092A#27092A

#1C2A09#1C2A09

#092A17#092A17

#090C2A#090C2A

#2A090C#2A090C

Variants

#217619#217619

Black#000000

#073003#073003

#10240F#10240F

#34862D#34862D

#085C00#085C00

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Raisin#242124

British Racing Green#004225

#0C2A09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #0C2A09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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