What color is #0E453E?

#0E453E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E453E?

The RGB value is 14, 69, 62: 14 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E453E?

The complementary color is #450E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E453E color

#0E453E rgb(14, 69, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E453E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (14, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 66% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#0E453E color codes

HEX	`#0E453E`
RGB	`rgb(14, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 66%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, -19.32, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 19.34, 182.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.178, 4.697, 5.296)`
Decimal	`935230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E453E, 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 #0E453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #0E453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e453e; }
.text { color: #0e453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e453e, #0e3045); }

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Questions

What color is #0E453E?: #0E453E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E453E?: The RGB value is 14, 69, 62: 14 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E453E?: The complementary color is #450E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.