What color is #0E5352?

#0E5352 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E5352?

The RGB value is 14, 83, 82: 14 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E5352?

The complementary color is #530E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E5352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E5352 color

#0E5352 rgb(14, 83, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #0E5352 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 32.5% green and 32.2% blue (14, 83, 82).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 71% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#0E5352 color codes

HEX	`#0E5352`
RGB	`rgb(14, 83, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 32.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 71%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 83%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.55, -20.19, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.55, 20.88, 194.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.797, 6.888, 9.058)`
Decimal	`938834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E5352, 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 #0E5352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E5352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #0E5352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e5352; }
.text { color: #0e5352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e5352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 83 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e5352, #0e3153); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0E5352?: #0E5352 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E5352?: The RGB value is 14, 83, 82: 14 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E5352?: The complementary color is #530E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E5352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.