What color is #141619?

#141619 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141619?

The RGB value is 20, 22, 25: 20 red, 22 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141619?

The complementary color is #191714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141619?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141619 color

#141619 rgb(20, 22, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #141619 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.6% green and 9.8% blue (20, 22, 25).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Void (#151517), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#141619 color codes

HEX	`#141619`
RGB	`rgb(20, 22, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 20%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.16, -0.11, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.16, 2.41, 267.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.751, 0.793, 1.033)`
Decimal	`1316377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141619, 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 #141619	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141619 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #141619 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141619; }
.text { color: #141619; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141619; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 22 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141619, #141419); }

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Questions

What color is #141619?: #141619 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141619?: The RGB value is 20, 22, 25: 20 red, 22 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141619?: The complementary color is #191714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141619?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.