What color is #0E3531?

#0E3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E3531?

The RGB value is 14, 53, 49: 14 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3531?

The complementary color is #350E12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3531 color

#0E3531 rgb(14, 53, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 20.8% green and 19.2% blue (14, 53, 49).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#0E3531 color codes

HEX	`#0E3531`
RGB	`rgb(14, 53, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 20.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 74%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, -14.7, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 14.77, 185.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.008, 2.861, 3.352)`
Decimal	`931121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3531, 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 #0E3531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #0E3531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3531; }
.text { color: #0e3531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 53 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3531, #0e2635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #0E3531?: #0E3531 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E3531?: The RGB value is 14, 53, 49: 14 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3531?: The complementary color is #350E12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.