What color is #0E0C12?

#0E0C12 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0C12?

The RGB value is 14, 12, 18: 14 red, 12 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0C12?

The complementary color is #10120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0C12 color

#0E0C12 rgb(14, 12, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0C12 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 4.7% green and 7.1% blue (14, 12, 18).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 20% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#0E0C12 color codes

HEX	`#0E0C12`
RGB	`rgb(14, 12, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 4.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 20%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 33%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.61, 1.7, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.61, 3.23, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.422, 0.4, 0.627)`
Decimal	`920594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0C12, 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 #0E0C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #0E0C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0c12; }
.text { color: #0e0c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 12 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0c12, #110c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E0C12?: #0E0C12 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0C12?: The RGB value is 14, 12, 18: 14 red, 12 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0C12?: The complementary color is #10120C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.