What color is #0E1015?

#0E1015 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 #0E1015?

The RGB value is 14, 16, 21: 14 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1015?

The complementary color is #15130E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1015 color

#0E1015 rgb(14, 16, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1015 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 6.3% green and 8.2% blue (14, 16, 21).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#0E1015 color codes

HEX	`#0E1015`
RGB	`rgb(14, 16, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 6.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.68, 0.38, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.68, 3.15, 276.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.502, 0.518, 0.783)`
Decimal	`921621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1015, 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 #0E1015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #0E1015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1015; }
.text { color: #0e1015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 16 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1015, #100e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E1015?: #0E1015 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 #0E1015?: The RGB value is 14, 16, 21: 14 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1015?: The complementary color is #15130E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.