What color is #0E1005?

#0E1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1005?

The RGB value is 14, 16, 5: 14 red, 16 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1005?

The complementary color is #070510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1005 color

#0E1005 rgb(14, 16, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 6.3% green and 2% blue (14, 16, 5).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#0E1005 color codes

HEX	`#0E1005`
RGB	`rgb(14, 16, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 6.3%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 69%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.29, -2.36, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.29, 4.93, 118.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.394, 0.475, 0.214)`
Decimal	`921605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1005, 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 #0E1005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #0E1005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1005; }
.text { color: #0e1005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 16 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1005, #091005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0E1005?: #0E1005 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1005?: The RGB value is 14, 16, 5: 14 red, 16 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1005?: The complementary color is #070510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.