What color is #14130E?

#14130E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14130E?

The RGB value is 20, 19, 14: 20 red, 19 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14130E?

The complementary color is #0E0F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14130E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14130E color

#14130E rgb(20, 19, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #14130E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.5% green and 5.5% blue (20, 19, 14).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#14130E color codes

HEX	`#14130E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 19, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.84, -0.56, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.84, 2.85, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.601, 0.646, 0.508)`
Decimal	`1315598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14130E, 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 #14130E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14130E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #14130E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14130e; }
.text { color: #14130e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14130e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 19 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14130e, #12140e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14130E?: #14130E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14130E?: The RGB value is 20, 19, 14: 20 red, 19 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14130E?: The complementary color is #0E0F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14130E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.