What color is #14180B?

#14180B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14180B?

The RGB value is 20, 24, 11: 20 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14180B?

The complementary color is #0F0B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14180B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14180B color

#14180B rgb(20, 24, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #14180B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.4% green and 4.3% blue (20, 24, 11).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#14180B color codes

HEX	`#14180B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 24, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 54%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 54%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.46, -4.49, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.46, 7.96, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.826, 0.44)`
Decimal	`1316875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14180B, 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 #14180B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14180B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #14180B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14180b; }
.text { color: #14180b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14180b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 24 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14180b, #0e180b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14180B?: #14180B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14180B?: The RGB value is 20, 24, 11: 20 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14180B?: The complementary color is #0F0B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14180B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.