What color is #141609?

#141609 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141609?

The RGB value is 20, 22, 9: 20 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141609?

The complementary color is #0B0916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141609?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141609 color

#141609 rgb(20, 22, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #141609 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.6% green and 3.5% blue (20, 22, 9).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 42% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#141609 color codes

HEX	`#141609`
RGB	`rgb(20, 22, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 42%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 59%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 59%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.7, -3.31, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.7, 7.1, 117.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.625, 0.742, 0.369)`
Decimal	`1316361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141609, 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 #141609	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141609 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #141609 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141609; }
.text { color: #141609; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141609; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 22 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141609, #0e1609); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141609?: #141609 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141609?: The RGB value is 20, 22, 9: 20 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141609?: The complementary color is #0B0916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141609?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.