What color is #0E3826?

#0E3826 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E3826?

The RGB value is 14, 56, 38: 14 red, 56 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3826?

The complementary color is #380E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3826 color

#0E3826 rgb(14, 56, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #0E3826 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 22% green and 14.9% blue (14, 56, 38).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#0E3826 color codes

HEX	`#0E3826`
RGB	`rgb(14, 56, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 22%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, -19.66, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 20.9, 160.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.945, 3.061, 2.322)`
Decimal	`931878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3826, 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 #0E3826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #0E3826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3826; }
.text { color: #0e3826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 56 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3826, #0e3538); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0E3826?: #0E3826 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E3826?: The RGB value is 14, 56, 38: 14 red, 56 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3826?: The complementary color is #380E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.