What color is #0E5258?

#0E5258 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E5258?

The RGB value is 14, 82, 88: 14 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E5258?

The complementary color is #58140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E5258?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E5258 color

#0E5258 rgb(14, 82, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E5258 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 32.2% green and 34.5% blue (14, 82, 88).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 73% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#0E5258 color codes

HEX	`#0E5258`
RGB	`rgb(14, 82, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 32.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 73%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 84%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -17.57, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 19.89, 207.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.959, 6.832, 10.288)`
Decimal	`938584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E5258, 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 #0E5258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E5258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #0E5258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e5258; }
.text { color: #0e5258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e5258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 82 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e5258, #0e2d58); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0E5258?: #0E5258 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E5258?: The RGB value is 14, 82, 88: 14 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E5258?: The complementary color is #58140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E5258?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.