What color is #0E0F06?

#0E0F06 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E0F06?

The RGB value is 14, 15, 6: 14 red, 15 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E0F06?

The complementary color is #07060F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E0F06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E0F06 color

#0E0F06 rgb(14, 15, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E0F06 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 5.9% green and 2.4% blue (14, 15, 6).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 43% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#0E0F06 color codes

HEX	`#0E0F06`
RGB	`rgb(14, 15, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 5.9%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 43%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 60%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 60%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.05, -1.69, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.05, 3.95, 115.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.385, 0.448, 0.238)`
Decimal	`921350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E0F06, 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 #0E0F06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E0F06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #0E0F06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e0f06; }
.text { color: #0e0f06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0f06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 15 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e0f06, #090f06); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0E0F06?: #0E0F06 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E0F06?: The RGB value is 14, 15, 6: 14 red, 15 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E0F06?: The complementary color is #07060F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E0F06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.