What color is #0E1218?

#0E1218 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1218?

The RGB value is 14, 18, 24: 14 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1218?

The complementary color is #18140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1218 color

#0E1218 rgb(14, 18, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1218 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 7.1% green and 9.4% blue (14, 18, 24).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 26% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#0E1218 color codes

HEX	`#0E1218`
RGB	`rgb(14, 18, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 7.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 26%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 42%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 25%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.35, -0.01, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.35, 4.35, 269.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.562, 0.592, 0.949)`
Decimal	`922136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1218, 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 #0E1218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #0E1218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1218; }
.text { color: #0e1218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 18 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1218, #0f0e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E1218?: #0E1218 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1218?: The RGB value is 14, 18, 24: 14 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1218?: The complementary color is #18140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.