What color is #0E3431?

#0E3431 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E3431?

The RGB value is 14, 52, 49: 14 red, 52 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3431?

The complementary color is #340E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3431?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3431 color

#0E3431 rgb(14, 52, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E3431 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 20.4% green and 19.2% blue (14, 52, 49).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#0E3431 color codes

HEX	`#0E3431`
RGB	`rgb(14, 52, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 20.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.1, -14.11, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.1, 14.26, 188.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.963, 2.771, 3.337)`
Decimal	`930865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3431, 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 #0E3431	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3431 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #0E3431 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3431; }
.text { color: #0e3431; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3431; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 52 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3431, #0e2434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0E3431?: #0E3431 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E3431?: The RGB value is 14, 52, 49: 14 red, 52 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3431?: The complementary color is #340E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3431?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.