#0C0A09 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS stone-950 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#0C0A09 is a very dark, muted orange. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class stone-950 (e.g. bg-stone-950, text-stone-950). Its nearest CSS named color is black (#000000). For readable text on a #0C0A09 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (19.76:1). Because it is dark, #0C0A09 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#0C0A09 in Tailwind CSS (stone-950)

#0C0A09 ships with Tailwind CSS as stone-950 — use it as bg-stone-950, text-stone-950, or border-stone-950. It sits at step 950 of the stone ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #0C0A09 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #242322 Copy
• 20% tint #3d3b3a Copy
• 30% tint #555453 Copy
• 40% tint #6d6c6b Copy
• 50% tint #868584 Copy
• 60% tint #9e9d9d Copy
• 70% tint #b6b6b5 Copy
• 80% tint #cecece Copy
• 90% tint #e7e7e6 Copy

Shades of #0C0A09 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #0b0908 Copy
• 20% shade #0a0807 Copy
• 30% shade #080706 Copy
• 40% shade #070605 Copy
• 50% shade #060505 Copy
• 60% shade #050404 Copy
• 70% shade #040303 Copy
• 80% shade #020202 Copy
• 90% shade #010101 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #0C0A09 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #0C0A09 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More orange colors in the library: #451A03 (amber-950), #422006 (yellow-950), #713F12 (yellow-900), #78350F (amber-900), #7C2D12 (orange-900), #854D0E (yellow-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #0C0A09?

  #0C0A09 is a very dark, muted orange — rgb(12, 10, 9). Its nearest CSS named color is black. In Tailwind CSS it is stone-950.

• How do I make tints and shades of #0C0A09?

  Mix #0C0A09 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #0C0A09 is #3d3b3a and a 20% shade is #0a0807 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #0C0A09 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #0C0A09?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #0C0A09 background at 19.76:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #0C0A09?

  stone-950 — use it as bg-stone-950, text-stone-950, or border-stone-950. The full stone 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.