What color is #0E0A0C?

#0E0A0C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0A0C?

The RGB value is 14, 10, 12: 14 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0A0C?

The complementary color is #0A0E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0A0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0A0C color

#0E0A0C rgb(14, 10, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0A0C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 3.9% green and 4.7% blue (14, 10, 12).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.67:1).

#0E0A0C color codes

HEX	`#0E0A0C`
RGB	`rgb(14, 10, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 3.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 29%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.04, 1.46, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.04, 1.51, 345.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.337, 0.394)`
Decimal	`920076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0A0C, 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 #0E0A0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0A0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.67:1	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 #0E0A0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0a0c; }
.text { color: #0e0a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0a0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 10 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0a0c, #0e0a0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E0A0C?: #0E0A0C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0A0C?: The RGB value is 14, 10, 12: 14 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0A0C?: The complementary color is #0A0E0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0A0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.