What color is #141717?

#141717 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141717?

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

What is the complementary color of #141717?

The complementary color is #171414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141717?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141717 color

#141717 rgb(20, 23, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #141717 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#141717 color codes

HEX	`#141717`
RGB	`rgb(20, 23, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.44, -1.35, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.44, 1.44, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.75, 0.823, 0.93)`
Decimal	`1316631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141717, 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 #141717	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141717 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #141717 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141717; }
.text { color: #141717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141717; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 23 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141717, #141617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141717?: #141717 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141717?: The RGB value is 20, 23, 23: 20 red, 23 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141717?: The complementary color is #171414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141717?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.