What color is #141015?

#141015 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141015?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 21: 20 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141015?

The complementary color is #111510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141015 color

#141015 rgb(20, 16, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #141015 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 8.2% blue (20, 16, 21).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#141015 color codes

HEX	`#141015`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 24%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.18, 2.62, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.18, 3.52, 318.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.609, 0.573, 0.788)`
Decimal	`1314837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141015, 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 #141015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #141015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141015; }
.text { color: #141015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141015, #151014); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #141015?: #141015 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141015?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 21: 20 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141015?: The complementary color is #111510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.