What color is #10140E?

#10140E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10140E?

The RGB value is 16, 20, 14: 16 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10140E?

The complementary color is #120E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10140E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10140E color

#10140E rgb(16, 20, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #10140E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 7.8% green and 5.5% blue (16, 20, 14).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#10140E color codes

HEX	`#10140E`
RGB	`rgb(16, 20, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 7.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 30%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.8, -2.76, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.8, 3.86, 135.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.543, 0.642, 0.511)`
Decimal	`1053710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10140E, 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 #10140E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10140E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #10140E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10140e; }
.text { color: #10140e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10140e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 20 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10140e, #0e140f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #10140E?: #10140E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10140E?: The RGB value is 16, 20, 14: 16 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10140E?: The complementary color is #120E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10140E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.