What color is #141204?

#141204 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141204?

The RGB value is 20, 18, 4: 20 red, 18 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141204?

The complementary color is #040614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141204?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141204 color

#141204 rgb(20, 18, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #141204 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.1% green and 1.6% blue (20, 18, 4).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 67% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 80% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#141204 color codes

HEX	`#141204`
RGB	`rgb(20, 18, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 67%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 80%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 80%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.33, -1.4, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.33, 6.47, 102.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.527, 0.59, 0.201)`
Decimal	`1315332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141204, 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 #141204	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141204 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #141204 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141204; }
.text { color: #141204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141204; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 18 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141204, #0e1404); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141204?: #141204 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141204?: The RGB value is 20, 18, 4: 20 red, 18 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141204?: The complementary color is #040614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141204?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.