What color is #0E2A52?

#0E2A52 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E2A52?

The RGB value is 14, 42, 82: 14 red, 42 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E2A52?

The complementary color is #52360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E2A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E2A52 color

#0E2A52 rgb(14, 42, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0E2A52 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 16.5% green and 32.2% blue (14, 42, 82).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 71% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#0E2A52 color codes

HEX	`#0E2A52`
RGB	`rgb(14, 42, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 16.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 71%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 83%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 49%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, 5.94, -27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 28.09, 282.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.532, 2.358, 8.303)`
Decimal	`928338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E2A52, 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 #0E2A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E2A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #0E2A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e2a52; }
.text { color: #0e2a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e2a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 42 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e2a52, #140e52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0E2A52?: #0E2A52 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E2A52?: The RGB value is 14, 42, 82: 14 red, 42 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E2A52?: The complementary color is #52360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E2A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.