What color is #141100?

#141100 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141100?

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

What is the complementary color of #141100?

The complementary color is #000314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141100 color

#141100 rgb(20, 17, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #141100 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (20, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 100% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#141100 color codes

HEX	`#141100`
RGB	`rgb(20, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.96, -1.37, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.96, 7.54, 100.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.489, 0.55, 0.08)`
Decimal	`1315072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141100, 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 #141100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #141100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141100; }
.text { color: #141100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141100, #0d1400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141100?: #141100 is a black, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141100?: The RGB value is 20, 17, 0: 20 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141100?: The complementary color is #000314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.