What color is #141102?

#141102 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141102?

The RGB value is 20, 17, 2: 20 red, 17 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141102?

The complementary color is #020514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141102?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141102 color

#141102 rgb(20, 17, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #141102 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.7% green and 0.8% blue (20, 17, 2).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 90% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#141102 color codes

HEX	`#141102`
RGB	`rgb(20, 17, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.7%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 90%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5, -1.09, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5, 6.74, 99.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.5, 0.554, 0.138)`
Decimal	`1315074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141102, 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 #141102	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141102 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #141102 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141102; }
.text { color: #141102; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141102; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 17 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141102, #0e1402); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141102?: #141102 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141102?: The RGB value is 20, 17, 2: 20 red, 17 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141102?: The complementary color is #020514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141102?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.