What color is #141702?

#141702 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141702?

The RGB value is 20, 23, 2: 20 red, 23 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141702?

The complementary color is #050217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141702?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141702 color

#141702 rgb(20, 23, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #141702 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9% green and 0.8% blue (20, 23, 2).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 84% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#141702 color codes

HEX	`#141702`
RGB	`rgb(20, 23, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 84%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 91%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.92, -5, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.92, 10.69, 117.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.606, 0.766, 0.173)`
Decimal	`1316610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141702, 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 #141702	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141702 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #141702 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141702; }
.text { color: #141702; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141702; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 23 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141702, #0a1702); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141702?: #141702 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141702?: The RGB value is 20, 23, 2: 20 red, 23 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141702?: The complementary color is #050217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141702?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.