What color is #141419?

#141419 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141419?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 25: 20 red, 20 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141419?

The complementary color is #191914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141419?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141419 color

#141419 rgb(20, 20, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #141419 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 9.8% blue (20, 20, 25).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#141419 color codes

HEX	`#141419`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.5, 1.25, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.5, 3.61, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.714, 0.719, 1.021)`
Decimal	`1315865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141419, 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 #141419	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141419 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #141419 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141419; }
.text { color: #141419; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141419; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141419, #161419); }

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Questions

What color is #141419?: #141419 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141419?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 25: 20 red, 20 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141419?: The complementary color is #191914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141419?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.