What color is #0E241D?

#0E241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E241D?

The RGB value is 14, 36, 29: 14 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E241D?

The complementary color is #240E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E241D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E241D color

#0E241D rgb(14, 36, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #0E241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 14.1% green and 11.4% blue (14, 36, 29).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 44% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#0E241D color codes

HEX	`#0E241D`
RGB	`rgb(14, 36, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 14.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 44%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 61%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 19%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.25, -10.97, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.25, 11.15, 169.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.034, 1.444, 1.386)`
Decimal	`926749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E241D, 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 #0E241D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E241D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #0E241D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e241d; }
.text { color: #0e241d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e241d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 36 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e241d, #0e2024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #0E241D?: #0E241D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E241D?: The RGB value is 14, 36, 29: 14 red, 36 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E241D?: The complementary color is #240E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E241D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.