What color is #0E2F41?

#0E2F41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E2F41?

The RGB value is 14, 47, 65: 14 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E2F41?

The complementary color is #41200E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E2F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E2F41 color

#0E2F41 rgb(14, 47, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0E2F41 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 18.4% green and 25.5% blue (14, 47, 65).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 65% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#0E2F41 color codes

HEX	`#0E2F41`
RGB	`rgb(14, 47, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 18.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 65%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 78%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 28%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, -4.92, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 15.6, 251.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.151, 2.508, 5.371)`
Decimal	`929601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E2F41, 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 #0E2F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E2F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #0E2F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e2f41; }
.text { color: #0e2f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e2f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 47 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e2f41, #0e1641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #0E2F41?: #0E2F41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E2F41?: The RGB value is 14, 47, 65: 14 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E2F41?: The complementary color is #41200E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E2F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.