What color is #14141D?

#14141D 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 #14141D?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 29: 20 red, 20 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14141D?

The complementary color is #1D1D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14141D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14141D color

#14141D rgb(20, 20, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #14141D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 11.4% blue (20, 20, 29).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#14141D color codes

HEX	`#14141D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 31%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 31%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.66, 2.42, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.66, 6.67, 291.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.76, 0.738, 1.264)`
Decimal	`1315869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14141D, 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 #14141D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14141D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #14141D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14141d; }
.text { color: #14141d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14141d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14141d, #18141d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #14141D?: #14141D 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 #14141D?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 29: 20 red, 20 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14141D?: The complementary color is #1D1D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14141D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.