What color is #0E2546?

#0E2546 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E2546?

The RGB value is 14, 37, 70: 14 red, 37 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E2546?

The complementary color is #462F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E2546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E2546 color

#0E2546 rgb(14, 37, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0E2546 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 14.5% green and 27.5% blue (14, 37, 70).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 67% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#0E2546 color codes

HEX	`#0E2546`
RGB	`rgb(14, 37, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 14.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 67%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 47%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.73, 4.38, -23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.73, 23.75, 280.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.948, 1.858, 6.049)`
Decimal	`927046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E2546, 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 #0E2546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E2546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #0E2546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e2546; }
.text { color: #0e2546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e2546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 37 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e2546, #130e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E2546?: #0E2546 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E2546?: The RGB value is 14, 37, 70: 14 red, 37 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E2546?: The complementary color is #462F0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E2546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.