What color is #04140E?

#04140E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04140E?

The RGB value is 4, 20, 14: 4 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04140E?

The complementary color is #14040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04140E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04140E color

#04140E rgb(4, 20, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #04140E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 7.8% green and 5.5% blue (4, 20, 14).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 67% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#04140E color codes

HEX	`#04140E`
RGB	`rgb(4, 20, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 7.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 67%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 80%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.04, -6.17, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.04, 6.35, 166.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.379, 0.558, 0.503)`
Decimal	`267278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04140E, 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 #04140E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04140E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #04140E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04140e; }
.text { color: #04140e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04140e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 20 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04140e, #041214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #04140E?: #04140E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04140E?: The RGB value is 4, 20, 14: 4 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04140E?: The complementary color is #14040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04140E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.