What color is #0E1C30?

#0E1C30 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E1C30?

The RGB value is 14, 28, 48: 14 red, 28 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E1C30?

The complementary color is #30220E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E1C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E1C30 color

#0E1C30 rgb(14, 28, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E1C30 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 11% green and 18.8% blue (14, 28, 48).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 55% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#0E1C30 color codes

HEX	`#0E1C30`
RGB	`rgb(14, 28, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 11%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 55%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 71%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 42%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.09, 1.67, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.09, 15.22, 276.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.13, 1.137, 2.956)`
Decimal	`924720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E1C30, 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 #0E1C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E1C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #0E1C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e1c30; }
.text { color: #0e1c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e1c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 28 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e1c30, #110e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0E1C30?: #0E1C30 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E1C30?: The RGB value is 14, 28, 48: 14 red, 28 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E1C30?: The complementary color is #30220E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E1C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.