What color is #0E291E?

#0E291E 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 #0E291E?

The RGB value is 14, 41, 30: 14 red, 41 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E291E?

The complementary color is #290E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E291E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E291E color

#0E291E rgb(14, 41, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #0E291E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 16.1% green and 11.8% blue (14, 41, 30).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 49% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#0E291E color codes

HEX	`#0E291E`
RGB	`rgb(14, 41, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 16.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 49%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 66%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, -13.68, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 14.29, 163.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.208, 1.773, 1.507)`
Decimal	`928030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E291E, 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 #0E291E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E291E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #0E291E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e291e; }
.text { color: #0e291e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e291e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 41 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e291e, #0e2729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0E291E?: #0E291E 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 #0E291E?: The RGB value is 14, 41, 30: 14 red, 41 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E291E?: The complementary color is #290E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E291E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.