What color is #14181E?

#14181E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14181E?

The RGB value is 20, 24, 30: 20 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14181E?

The complementary color is #1E1A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14181E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14181E color

#14181E rgb(20, 24, 30)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.4% green and 11.8% blue (20, 24, 30).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#14181E color codes

HEX	`#14181E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 24, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 33%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 20%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.09, -0.08, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.09, 4.83, 269.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.849, 0.896, 1.356)`
Decimal	`1316894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14181E, 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 #14181E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14181E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #14181E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14181e; }
.text { color: #14181e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14181e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 24 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14181e, #15141e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #14181E?: #14181E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14181E?: The RGB value is 20, 24, 30: 20 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14181E?: The complementary color is #1E1A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14181E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.