What color is #001E14?

#001E14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001E14?

The RGB value is 0, 30, 20: 0 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001E14?

The complementary color is #1E000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001E14 color

#001E14 rgb(0, 30, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #001E14 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.8% green and 7.8% blue (0, 30, 20).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#001E14 color codes

HEX	`#001E14`
RGB	`rgb(0, 30, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.82, -13.81, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.82, 14.24, 165.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.59, 0.979, 0.82)`
Decimal	`7700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001E14, 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 #001E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #001E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001e14; }
.text { color: #001e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 30 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001e14, #00191e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #001E14?: #001E14 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001E14?: The RGB value is 0, 30, 20: 0 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001E14?: The complementary color is #1E000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.