What color is #0E1014?

#0E1014 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1014?

The RGB value is 14, 16, 20: 14 red, 16 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1014?

The complementary color is #14120E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1014?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1014 color

#0E1014 rgb(14, 16, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1014 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 6.3% green and 7.8% blue (14, 16, 20).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 18% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#0E1014 color codes

HEX	`#0E1014`
RGB	`rgb(14, 16, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 6.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 18%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 30%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.65, 0.15, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.65, 2.51, 273.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.493, 0.514, 0.735)`
Decimal	`921620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1014, 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 #0E1014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #0E1014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1014; }
.text { color: #0e1014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 16 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1014, #0f0e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E1014?: #0E1014 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1014?: The RGB value is 14, 16, 20: 14 red, 16 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1014?: The complementary color is #14120E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1014?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.