What color is #000E2A?

#000E2A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000E2A?

The RGB value is 0, 14, 42: 0 red, 14 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000E2A?

The complementary color is #2A1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000E2A color

#000E2A rgb(0, 14, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #000E2A is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 5.5% green and 16.5% blue (0, 14, 42).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.16:1).

#000E2A color codes

HEX	`#000E2A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 14, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 5.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.35, 4.81, -19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.35, 20.4, 283.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.481, 2.253)`
Decimal	`3626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000E2A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #000E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #000E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000e2a; }
.text { color: #000e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 14 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000e2a, #07002a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #000E2A?: #000E2A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000E2A?: The RGB value is 0, 14, 42: 0 red, 14 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000E2A?: The complementary color is #2A1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.