What color is #0E0911?

#0E0911 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0911?

The RGB value is 14, 9, 17: 14 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0911?

The complementary color is #0C1109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0911 color

#0E0911 rgb(14, 9, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0911 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 3.5% green and 6.7% blue (14, 9, 17).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 31% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#0E0911 color codes

HEX	`#0E0911`
RGB	`rgb(14, 9, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 3.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 31%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 47%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.97, 2.75, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.97, 4.13, 311.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.38, 0.329, 0.574)`
Decimal	`919825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0911, 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 #0E0911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #0E0911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0911; }
.text { color: #0e0911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 9 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0911, #110910); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E0911?: #0E0911 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0911?: The RGB value is 14, 9, 17: 14 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0911?: The complementary color is #0C1109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.