What color is #0E5873?

#0E5873 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E5873?

The RGB value is 14, 88, 115: 14 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E5873?

The complementary color is #73290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E5873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E5873 color

#0E5873 rgb(14, 88, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0E5873 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 34.5% green and 45.1% blue (14, 88, 115).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 78% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Kite (#005572), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#0E5873 color codes

HEX	`#0E5873`
RGB	`rgb(14, 88, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 34.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 78%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 88%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 23%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.62, -10.99, -21.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.62, 24.05, 242.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.764, 8.31, 17.464)`
Decimal	`940147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E5873, 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 #0E5873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E5873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #0E5873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e5873; }
.text { color: #0e5873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e5873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 88 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e5873, #0e2573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #0E5873?: #0E5873 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E5873?: The RGB value is 14, 88, 115: 14 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E5873?: The complementary color is #73290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E5873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.