What color is #14120D?

#14120D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14120D?

The RGB value is 20, 18, 13: 20 red, 18 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14120D?

The complementary color is #0D0F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14120D?

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.

#14120D color

#14120D rgb(20, 18, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #14120D is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.1% green and 5.1% blue (20, 18, 13).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 21% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#14120D color codes

HEX	`#14120D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 18, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 21%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.51, -0.11, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.51, 2.81, 92.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.577, 0.61, 0.468)`
Decimal	`1315341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14120D, 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 #14120D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14120D 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 #14120D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14120d; }
.text { color: #14120d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14120d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 18 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14120d, #12140d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14120D?: #14120D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14120D?: The RGB value is 20, 18, 13: 20 red, 18 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14120D?: The complementary color is #0D0F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14120D?: 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.