What color is #141011?

#141011 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141011?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 17: 20 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141011?

The complementary color is #101413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141011?

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.

#141011 color

#141011 rgb(20, 16, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #141011 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 6.7% blue (20, 16, 17).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#141011 color codes

HEX	`#141011`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 20%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.06, 1.76, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.06, 1.76, 0.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.56, 0.608)`
Decimal	`1314833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141011, 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 #141011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141011 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 #141011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141011; }
.text { color: #141011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141011, #141110); }

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Questions

What color is #141011?: #141011 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141011?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 17: 20 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141011?: The complementary color is #101413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141011?: 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.