What color is #141519?

#141519 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 #141519?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 25: 20 red, 21 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141519?

The complementary color is #191814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141519?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141519 color

#141519 rgb(20, 21, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #141519 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 9.8% blue (20, 21, 25).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#141519 color codes

HEX	`#141519`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 20%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 0.58, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 2.96, 281.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.732, 0.755, 1.027)`
Decimal	`1316121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141519, 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 #141519	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141519 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #141519 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141519; }
.text { color: #141519; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141519; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141519, #151419); }

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Questions

What color is #141519?: #141519 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 #141519?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 25: 20 red, 21 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141519?: The complementary color is #191814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141519?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.