#0E0702Blackout (#0E0702) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 68°, lightness 0.14 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #0E0702 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(14, 7, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 75%, 3%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 86%, 5%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 95%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(2.3 1.3 2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.137 0.021 68) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blackout is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#0e0702 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0f0702 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#0e0702 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0e0702 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Blackout in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 20:1 and against black 1.05:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9e9993 · #7a736d · #575049 · #373028 · #0e0702 · #020100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#3a5b3f · #354825 · #303608 · #292300 · #1e1300 · #0e0702
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#878f73 · #856747 · #4c5825 · #4c300c · #1c210c · #0e0702
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c8baab · #709ac2 · #685643 · #4b3824 · #281f15 · #0e0702
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #bdb5ac · #7b7f83 · #514940 · #181d22 · #0e0702
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f5f1ec · #cec8c3 · #a29c96 · #2b241d · #0e0702 · #f3a749
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ff · #99badc · #5a82a9 · #2d4d6b · #281907 · #0e0702
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #8bc0d0 · #747aab · #175262 · #181a2d · #0e0702
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f5 · #8ac3be · #8b72a1 · #544165 · #02221f · #0e0702
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f7ec · #96c3a8 · #5a82a9 · #613c56 · #0d1d2d · #0e0702
#2E261E · #514A43 · #78716A · #A19B95 · #CBC7C2
#0D0702 · #0D0703 · #0C0703 · #0B0703 · #0B0703
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.