010111001100

010111001100 is a binary string of length 12. It can be read as a binary numeral, a pattern used in digital circuits, or as a part of encoded data.

As a binary number, it equals decimal 1484. In hexadecimal it is 0x5CC, and in octal 2714. The most significant bit is 0, so the value is non-negative in conventional unsigned interpretations.

Common ways to group the bits include four-bit nibbles: 0101 1100 1100, corresponding to hex 5CC. Alternatively, as two 6-bit fields: 010111 and 001100, whose decimal values are 23 and 12. In a 4-4-4 RGB encoding, it can be interpreted as red=0101 (5), green=1100 (12), blue=1100 (12).

In computing history, 12-bit words were used by certain older machines; however this specific pattern does not indicate a standard instruction or data value by itself. It is primarily of interest as a compact binary example for teaching binary-to-decimal conversion, data encoding, and bitwise grouping.

See also: binary numeral systems, bit, nibble, byte.