What color is #14101A?

#14101A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14101A?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 26: 20 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14101A?

The complementary color is #161A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14101A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14101A color

#14101A rgb(20, 16, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14101A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 10.2% blue (20, 16, 26).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#14101A color codes

HEX	`#14101A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 38%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 38%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.36, 3.92, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.36, 7.02, 303.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.66, 0.594, 1.057)`
Decimal	`1314842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14101A, 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 #14101A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14101A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #14101A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14101a; }
.text { color: #14101a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14101a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14101a, #19101a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #14101A?: #14101A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14101A?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 26: 20 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14101A?: The complementary color is #161A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14101A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.