What color is #0E1520?

#0E1520 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1520?

The RGB value is 14, 21, 32: 14 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1520?

The complementary color is #20190E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1520 color

#0E1520 rgb(14, 21, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1520 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 8.2% green and 12.5% blue (14, 21, 32).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 39% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#0E1520 color codes

HEX	`#0E1520`
RGB	`rgb(14, 21, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 8.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 39%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 56%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 34%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.63, 0.5, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.63, 8.63, 273.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.71, 0.734, 1.47)`
Decimal	`922912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1520, 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 #0E1520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #0E1520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1520; }
.text { color: #0e1520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 21 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1520, #100e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E1520?: #0E1520 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1520?: The RGB value is 14, 21, 32: 14 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1520?: The complementary color is #20190E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.