What color is #0E0B18?

#0E0B18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0B18?

The RGB value is 14, 11, 24: 14 red, 11 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0B18?

The complementary color is #15180B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0B18 color

#0E0B18 rgb(14, 11, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0B18 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 4.3% green and 9.4% blue (14, 11, 24).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#0E0B18 color codes

HEX	`#0E0B18`
RGB	`rgb(14, 11, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 4.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.6, 3.55, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.6, 7.76, 297.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.466, 0.399, 0.916)`
Decimal	`920344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0B18, 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 #0E0B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #0E0B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0b18; }
.text { color: #0e0b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 11 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0b18, #140b18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0E0B18?: #0E0B18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0B18?: The RGB value is 14, 11, 24: 14 red, 11 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0B18?: The complementary color is #15180B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.