What color is #0E3C3A?

#0E3C3A 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 #0E3C3A?

The RGB value is 14, 60, 58: 14 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3C3A?

The complementary color is #3C0E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3C3A color

#0E3C3A rgb(14, 60, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E3C3A is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 23.5% green and 22.7% blue (14, 60, 58).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#0E3C3A color codes

HEX	`#0E3C3A`
RGB	`rgb(14, 60, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 23.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 77%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.41, -15.67, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.41, 16.01, 191.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.56, 3.63, 4.568)`
Decimal	`932922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3C3A, 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 #0E3C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #0E3C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3c3a; }
.text { color: #0e3c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 60 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3c3a, #0e273c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0E3C3A?: #0E3C3A 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 #0E3C3A?: The RGB value is 14, 60, 58: 14 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3C3A?: The complementary color is #3C0E10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.