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#0E2A29 Color

#0E2A29 is rgb(14, 42, 41) in RGB, hsl(178, 50%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 2%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0E2A29
HEX#0E2A29
RGBrgb(14, 42, 41)
HSLhsl(178, 50%, 11%)
HSVhsv(178, 67%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 2%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(26.3% 0.034 192.1)
LABlab(14.91% -11.24 -2.74)
LCHlch(14.91% 11.57 193.69)

What #0E2A29 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0E2A29, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#0E2A29 Channel Values

How #0E2A29 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 14 · G 42 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 50% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 67% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.2:1 vs white · 1.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0E2A29 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0E2A29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0E2A29; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0E2A29

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #0E2A29 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0E2A29
Protanopia#272729
Protanomaly#1F2829
Deuteranopia#23232A
Deuteranomaly#1C2629
Tritanopia#0E2A2A
Tritanomaly#0E2A2A
Achromatopsia#262626

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Using #0E2A29 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0e2a29: #0E2A29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0E2A29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0e2a29': '#0E2A29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.165, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_0e2a29">#0E2A29</color>
SVG fillfill="#0E2A29"

More Teal Colors

#0E2A29 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0E2A29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0E2A29?

#0E2A29 is a darkest teal — rgb(14, 42, 41) in RGB and hsl(178, 50%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #0E2A29?

#0E2A29 is rgb(14, 42, 41) — red 14, green 42, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0E2A29?

#0E2A29 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 2%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0E2A29 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0E2A29 scores 15.2:1 against white and 1.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0E2A29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0E2A29 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.31, which is visibly different.

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