What color is #0E261C?

#0E261C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E261C?

The RGB value is 14, 38, 28: 14 red, 38 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E261C?

The complementary color is #260E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E261C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E261C color

#0E261C rgb(14, 38, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #0E261C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 14.9% green and 11% blue (14, 38, 28).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 46% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#0E261C color codes

HEX	`#0E261C`
RGB	`rgb(14, 38, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 14.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 46%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 63%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 26%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.01, -12.49, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.01, 13.05, 163.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.084, 1.563, 1.343)`
Decimal	`927260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E261C, 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 #0E261C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E261C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #0E261C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e261c; }
.text { color: #0e261c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e261c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 38 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e261c, #0e2426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0E261C?: #0E261C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E261C?: The RGB value is 14, 38, 28: 14 red, 38 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E261C?: The complementary color is #260E18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E261C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.