What color is #141205?

#141205 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 #141205?

The RGB value is 20, 18, 5: 20 red, 18 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141205?

The complementary color is #050714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141205?

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.

#141205 color

#141205 rgb(20, 18, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #141205 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.1% green and 2% blue (20, 18, 5).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 60% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 75% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#141205 color codes

HEX	`#141205`
RGB	`rgb(20, 18, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 60%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 75%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 75%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.35, -1.26, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.35, 6.07, 101.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.532, 0.592, 0.23)`
Decimal	`1315333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141205, 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 #141205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141205 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 #141205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141205; }
.text { color: #141205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 18 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141205, #0f1405); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141205?: #141205 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 #141205?: The RGB value is 20, 18, 5: 20 red, 18 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141205?: The complementary color is #050714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141205?: 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.