What color is #0E1817?

#0E1817 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1817?

The RGB value is 14, 24, 23: 14 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1817?

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

Is black or white text better on #0E1817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1817 color

#0E1817 rgb(14, 24, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1817 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 9.4% green and 9% blue (14, 24, 23).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 26% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#0E1817 color codes

HEX	`#0E1817`
RGB	`rgb(14, 24, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 9.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 26%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.3, -4.35, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.3, 4.41, 189.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.662, 0.808, 0.932)`
Decimal	`923671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1817, 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 #0E1817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #0E1817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1817; }
.text { color: #0e1817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 24 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1817, #0e1418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0E1817?: #0E1817 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1817?: The RGB value is 14, 24, 23: 14 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1817?: The complementary color is #180E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.