What color is #0E1728?

#0E1728 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1728?

The RGB value is 14, 23, 40: 14 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1728?

The complementary color is #281F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1728 color

#0E1728 rgb(14, 23, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1728 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 9% green and 15.7% blue (14, 23, 40).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#0E1728 color codes

HEX	`#0E1728`
RGB	`rgb(14, 23, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 65%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 42%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.76, 2.18, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.76, 13.08, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.87, 0.859, 2.127)`
Decimal	`923432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1728, 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 #0E1728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #0E1728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1728; }
.text { color: #0e1728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 23 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1728, #120e28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #0E1728?: #0E1728 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1728?: The RGB value is 14, 23, 40: 14 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1728?: The complementary color is #281F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.