What color is #0E2818?

#0E2818 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E2818?

The RGB value is 14, 40, 24: 14 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E2818?

The complementary color is #280E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E2818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E2818 color

#0E2818 rgb(14, 40, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #0E2818 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 15.7% green and 9.4% blue (14, 40, 24).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#0E2818 color codes

HEX	`#0E2818`
RGB	`rgb(14, 40, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 15.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 65%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, -14.72, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 16.55, 152.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.105, 1.677, 1.129)`
Decimal	`927768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E2818, 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 #0E2818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E2818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #0E2818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e2818; }
.text { color: #0e2818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e2818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 40 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e2818, #0e2825); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0E2818?: #0E2818 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E2818?: The RGB value is 14, 40, 24: 14 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E2818?: The complementary color is #280E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E2818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.