What color is #0E0505?

#0E0505 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0505?

The RGB value is 14, 5, 5: 14 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0505?

The complementary color is #050E0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0505 color

#0E0505 rgb(14, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0505 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 2% green and 2% blue (14, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 47% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 64% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#0E0505 color codes

HEX	`#0E0505`
RGB	`rgb(14, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 47%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 64%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.92, 2.48, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.92, 2.63, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.263, 0.213, 0.171)`
Decimal	`918789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0505, 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 #0E0505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #0E0505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0505; }
.text { color: #0e0505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0505, #0e0a05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #0E0505?: #0E0505 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0505?: The RGB value is 14, 5, 5: 14 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0505?: The complementary color is #050E0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.