What color is #14110F?

#14110F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14110F?

The RGB value is 20, 17, 15: 20 red, 17 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14110F?

The complementary color is #0F1214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14110F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14110F color

#14110F rgb(20, 17, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #14110F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.7% green and 5.9% blue (20, 17, 15).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#14110F color codes

HEX	`#14110F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 17, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 25%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.28, 0.82, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.28, 1.67, 60.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.584, 0.534)`
Decimal	`1315087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14110F, 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 #14110F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14110F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	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 #14110F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14110f; }
.text { color: #14110f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14110f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 17 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14110f, #14140f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14110F?: #14110F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14110F?: The RGB value is 20, 17, 15: 20 red, 17 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14110F?: The complementary color is #0F1214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14110F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.