What color is #0E1215?

#0E1215 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1215?

The RGB value is 14, 18, 21: 14 red, 18 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1215?

The complementary color is #15110E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1215 color

#0E1215 rgb(14, 18, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1215 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 7.1% green and 8.2% blue (14, 18, 21).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#0E1215 color codes

HEX	`#0E1215`
RGB	`rgb(14, 18, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 7.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 33%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.24, -0.76, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.24, 2.43, 251.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.533, 0.58, 0.793)`
Decimal	`922133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1215, 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 #0E1215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #0E1215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1215; }
.text { color: #0e1215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 18 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1215, #0e0e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E1215?: #0E1215 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1215?: The RGB value is 14, 18, 21: 14 red, 18 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1215?: The complementary color is #15110E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.