What color is #141408?

#141408 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141408?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 8: 20 red, 20 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141408?

The complementary color is #080814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141408?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141408 color

#141408 rgb(20, 20, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #141408 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 3.1% blue (20, 20, 8).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#141408 color codes

HEX	`#141408`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.02, -2.09, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.02, 6.07, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.582, 0.667, 0.328)`
Decimal	`1315848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141408, 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 #141408	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141408 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #141408 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141408; }
.text { color: #141408; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141408; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141408, #0e1408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141408?: #141408 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141408?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 8: 20 red, 20 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141408?: The complementary color is #080814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141408?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.