What color is #14131C?

#14131C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14131C?

The RGB value is 20, 19, 28: 20 red, 19 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14131C?

The complementary color is #1B1C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14131C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14131C color

#14131C rgb(20, 19, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #14131C is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.5% green and 11% blue (20, 19, 28).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#14131C color codes

HEX	`#14131C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 19, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 32%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.31, 2.75, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.31, 6.58, 294.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.731, 0.698, 1.195)`
Decimal	`1315612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14131C, 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 #14131C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14131C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #14131C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14131c; }
.text { color: #14131c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14131c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 19 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14131c, #18131c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #14131C?: #14131C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14131C?: The RGB value is 20, 19, 28: 20 red, 19 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14131C?: The complementary color is #1B1C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14131C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.