What color is #0E3812?

#0E3812 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E3812?

The RGB value is 14, 56, 18: 14 red, 56 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3812?

The complementary color is #380E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3812 color

#0E3812 rgb(14, 56, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #0E3812 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 22% green and 7.1% blue (14, 56, 18).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#0E3812 color codes

HEX	`#0E3812`
RGB	`rgb(14, 56, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 22%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 68%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -23.89, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 30.69, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.704, 2.965, 1.055)`
Decimal	`931858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3812, 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 #0E3812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #0E3812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3812; }
.text { color: #0e3812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 56 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3812, #0e3827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0E3812?: #0E3812 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E3812?: The RGB value is 14, 56, 18: 14 red, 56 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3812?: The complementary color is #380E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.