What color is #0E1514?

#0E1514 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1514?

The RGB value is 14, 21, 20: 14 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1514?

The complementary color is #150E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1514 color

#0E1514 rgb(14, 21, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1514 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 8.2% green and 7.8% blue (14, 21, 20).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 20% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#0E1514 color codes

HEX	`#0E1514`
RGB	`rgb(14, 21, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 8.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 20%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 33%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.14, -2.91, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.14, 2.93, 186.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.68, 0.763)`
Decimal	`922900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1514, 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 #0E1514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #0E1514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1514; }
.text { color: #0e1514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 21 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1514, #0e1315); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0E1514?: #0E1514 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1514?: The RGB value is 14, 21, 20: 14 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1514?: The complementary color is #150E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.