What color is #0E0B0A?

#0E0B0A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0B0A?

The RGB value is 14, 11, 10: 14 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0B0A?

The complementary color is #0A0D0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0B0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0B0A color

#0E0B0A rgb(14, 11, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0B0A is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 4.3% green and 3.9% blue (14, 11, 10).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#0E0B0A color codes

HEX	`#0E0B0A`
RGB	`rgb(14, 11, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 4.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 29%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.2, 0.76, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.2, 1.04, 42.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.355, 0.337)`
Decimal	`920330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0B0A, 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 #0E0B0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0B0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #0E0B0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0b0a; }
.text { color: #0e0b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0b0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 11 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0b0a, #0e0d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E0B0A?: #0E0B0A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0B0A?: The RGB value is 14, 11, 10: 14 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0B0A?: The complementary color is #0A0D0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0B0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.