What color is #0E011C?

#0E011C is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E011C?

The RGB value is 14, 1, 28: 14 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E011C?

The complementary color is #0F1C01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E011C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E011C color

#0E011C rgb(14, 1, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E011C is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 0.4% green and 11% blue (14, 1, 28).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.2:1).

#0E011C color codes

HEX	`#0E011C`
RGB	`rgb(14, 1, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 0.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 96%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.8, 8.7, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.8, 15.44, 304.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.402, 0.199, 1.116)`
Decimal	`917788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E011C, 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 #0E011C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E011C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #0E011C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e011c; }
.text { color: #0e011c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e011c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 1 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e011c, #1c011c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #0E011C?: #0E011C is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E011C?: The RGB value is 14, 1, 28: 14 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E011C?: The complementary color is #0F1C01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E011C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.