What color is #141116?

#141116 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 #141116?

The RGB value is 20, 17, 22: 20 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141116?

The complementary color is #131611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141116 color

#141116 rgb(20, 17, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #141116 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.7% green and 8.6% blue (20, 17, 22).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 13% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#141116 color codes

HEX	`#141116`
RGB	`rgb(20, 17, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 13%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 23%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.49, 2.31, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.49, 3.47, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.634, 0.608, 0.843)`
Decimal	`1315094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141116, 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 #141116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	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 #141116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141116; }
.text { color: #141116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 17 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141116, #161116); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #141116?: #141116 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 #141116?: The RGB value is 20, 17, 22: 20 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141116?: The complementary color is #131611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.