What color is #0E251C?

#0E251C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E251C?

The RGB value is 14, 37, 28: 14 red, 37 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E251C?

The complementary color is #250E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E251C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E251C color

#0E251C rgb(14, 37, 28)

Shades of gray

The hex color #0E251C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 14.5% green and 11% blue (14, 37, 28).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#0E251C color codes

HEX	`#0E251C`
RGB	`rgb(14, 37, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 14.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 24%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.61, -11.88, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.61, 12.32, 164.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.052, 1.5, 1.333)`
Decimal	`927004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E251C, 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 #0E251C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E251C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #0E251C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e251c; }
.text { color: #0e251c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e251c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 37 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e251c, #0e2325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #0E251C?: #0E251C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E251C?: The RGB value is 14, 37, 28: 14 red, 37 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E251C?: The complementary color is #250E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E251C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.