What color is #14151A?

#14151A 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 #14151A?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 26: 20 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14151A?

The complementary color is #1A1914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14151A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14151A color

#14151A rgb(20, 21, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14151A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 10.2% blue (20, 21, 26).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% 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 18.23:1).

#14151A color codes

HEX	`#14151A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 23%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, 0.86, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 3.72, 283.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.743, 0.76, 1.085)`
Decimal	`1316122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14151A, 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 #14151A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14151A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #14151A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14151a; }
.text { color: #14151a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14151a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14151a, #16141a); }

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Questions

What color is #14151A?: #14151A 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 #14151A?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 26: 20 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14151A?: The complementary color is #1A1914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14151A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.