#0C0A09

Closest named color: Almost Black (#070D0D). oklch(14.7% 0.004 49.2), rgb(12, 10, 9).

White text reads best on this color (19.75:1).

About this color

#0C0A09 is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 15%, its chroma 0.004. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Almost Black (#070D0D), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 19.75:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (15%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Almost Black (#070D0D)
Black text	1.06:1
White text	19.75:1

Values

HEX	#0C0A09
RGB	rgb(12, 10, 9)
HSL	hsl(20, 14%, 4%)
OKLCH	oklch(14.7% 0.004 49.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #0C0A09	19.75:1	AAA	Lc -107.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #0C0A09	1.06:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#0C0A09 text on white	19.75:1	AAA	Lc 105.8	Preferred for body text
#0C0A09 text on black	1.06:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DBD8D7

oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
Step 300
300

#C3C0BE

oklch(81% 0.004 56.4)
Step 400
400

#A59F9C

oklch(70.7% 0.008 48.6)
Step 500
500

#8F8884

oklch(63.2% 0.01 52)
Step 600
600

#79726E

oklch(55.7% 0.011 52)
Step 700
700

#665F5C

oklch(49.1% 0.01 44.8)
Step 800
800

#534E4B

oklch(42.8% 0.008 53.3)
Step 900
900

#45413F

oklch(37.9% 0.006 48.5)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#0C0A09

oklch(14.7% 0.004 49.2)

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#0C0A09 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#0B0A09	0.002
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#0B0B09	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#0D0A0A	0.003
Achromatopsia (no color)	#0A0A0A	0.005

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #0C0A09, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #0C0A09 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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