What color is #0E2411?

#0E2411 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E2411?

The RGB value is 14, 36, 17: 14 red, 36 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E2411?

The complementary color is #240E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E2411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E2411 color

#0E2411 rgb(14, 36, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E2411 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 14.1% green and 6.7% blue (14, 36, 17).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 44% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#0E2411 color codes

HEX	`#0E2411`
RGB	`rgb(14, 36, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 14.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 44%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 61%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 53%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.93, -14.09, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.93, 17.17, 145.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.913, 1.396, 0.751)`
Decimal	`926737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E2411, 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 #0E2411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E2411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #0E2411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e2411; }
.text { color: #0e2411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e2411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 36 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e2411, #0e241c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0E2411?: #0E2411 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E2411?: The RGB value is 14, 36, 17: 14 red, 36 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E2411?: The complementary color is #240E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E2411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.