What color is #14181A?

#14181A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14181A?

The RGB value is 20, 24, 26: 20 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14181A?

The complementary color is #1A1614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14181A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14181A color

#14181A rgb(20, 24, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14181A is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (20, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#14181A color codes

HEX	`#14181A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 23%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.92, -1.29, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.92, 2.43, 237.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.802, 0.877, 1.104)`
Decimal	`1316890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14181A, 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 #14181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14181A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #14181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14181a; }
.text { color: #14181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14181a, #14151a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14181A?: #14181A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14181A?: The RGB value is 20, 24, 26: 20 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14181A?: The complementary color is #1A1614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14181A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.