What color is #141303?

#141303 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141303?

The RGB value is 20, 19, 3: 20 red, 19 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141303?

The complementary color is #030414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141303 color

#141303 rgb(20, 19, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #141303 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.5% green and 1.2% blue (20, 19, 3).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 74% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 85% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#141303 color codes

HEX	`#141303`
RGB	`rgb(20, 19, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 74%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 85%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 85%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.61, -2.15, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.61, 7.45, 106.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.538, 0.621, 0.178)`
Decimal	`1315587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141303, 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 #141303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #141303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141303; }
.text { color: #141303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 19 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141303, #0c1403); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #141303?: #141303 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141303?: The RGB value is 20, 19, 3: 20 red, 19 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141303?: The complementary color is #030414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.