What color is #141504?

#141504 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141504?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 4: 20 red, 21 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141504?

The complementary color is #050415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141504?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141504 color

#141504 rgb(20, 21, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #141504 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 1.6% blue (20, 21, 4).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 68% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#141504 color codes

HEX	`#141504`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 68%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 81%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 81%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, -3.31, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 8.37, 113.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.579, 0.694, 0.218)`
Decimal	`1316100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141504, 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 #141504	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141504 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #141504 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141504; }
.text { color: #141504; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141504; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141504, #0c1504); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141504?: #141504 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141504?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 4: 20 red, 21 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141504?: The complementary color is #050415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141504?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.