What color is #14051B?

#14051B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14051B?

The RGB value is 20, 5, 27: 20 red, 5 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14051B?

The complementary color is #0C1B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14051B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14051B color

#14051B rgb(20, 5, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #14051B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 2% green and 10.6% blue (20, 5, 27).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 69% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#14051B color codes

HEX	`#14051B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 5, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 69%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 81%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.04, 9.05, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.04, 13.53, 311.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.541, 0.336, 1.073)`
Decimal	`1312027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14051B, 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 #14051B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14051B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #14051B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14051b; }
.text { color: #14051b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14051b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 5 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14051b, #1b0517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #14051B?: #14051B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14051B?: The RGB value is 20, 5, 27: 20 red, 5 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14051B?: The complementary color is #0C1B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14051B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.