What color is #141424?

#141424 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141424?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 36: 20 red, 20 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141424?

The complementary color is #242414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141424 color

#141424 rgb(20, 20, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #141424 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 14.1% blue (20, 20, 36).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#141424 color codes

HEX	`#141424`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 44%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.01, 4.87, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.01, 12.05, 293.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.857, 0.776, 1.773)`
Decimal	`1315876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141424, 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 #141424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #141424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141424; }
.text { color: #141424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141424, #1c1424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #141424?: #141424 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141424?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 36: 20 red, 20 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141424?: The complementary color is #242414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.