What color is #141107?

#141107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141107?

The RGB value is 20, 17, 7: 20 red, 17 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141107?

The complementary color is #070A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141107?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141107 color

#141107 rgb(20, 17, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #141107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.7% green and 2.7% blue (20, 17, 7).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 48% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#141107 color codes

HEX	`#141107`
RGB	`rgb(20, 17, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 48%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 65%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.1, -0.4, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.1, 4.78, 94.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.527, 0.565, 0.282)`
Decimal	`1315079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141107, 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 #141107	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141107 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #141107 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141107; }
.text { color: #141107; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141107; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 17 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141107, #101407); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141107?: #141107 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141107?: The RGB value is 20, 17, 7: 20 red, 17 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141107?: The complementary color is #070A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141107?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.