Recognised as Colour

#0E0C0C

#0E0C0C
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#0E0C0C is a near-black with RGB values 14, 12, 12 and HSL 0°, 8%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0E0C0C#0E0C0C

HEX#0E0C0C

RGBrgb(14, 12, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.0471, 0.0471

RGB percentages5.5%, 4.7%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(0, 7.7%, 5.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.3%, 5.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 14.3%, 94.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer920,588

CSS custom property--colour: #0E0C0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness12.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.51:1

Contrast with white19.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#F1F3F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C0C0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D0D0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0E0C0Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Gray · ΔE 50.1 Slate grey · ΔE 50.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 53

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.52, a close match

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0C0E0E

Analogous#0E0C0D, #0E0D0C

Triadic#0C0E0C, #0C0C0E

Split complementary#0C0E0D, #0C0D0E

Tetradic#0D0E0C, #0C0E0E, #0D0C0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7C6A6A

Lighter +30%#605353

Lighter +20%#453B3B

Lighter +10%#292424

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#110909

Less saturated −25%#0D0D0D

Channel breakdown

R14

G12

B12

Red14 (5.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness5.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 0E · G 0C · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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