What color is #14190F?

#14190F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14190F?

The RGB value is 20, 25, 15: 20 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14190F?

The complementary color is #140F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14190F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14190F color

#14190F rgb(20, 25, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #14190F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.8% green and 5.9% blue (20, 25, 15).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 25% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#14190F color codes

HEX	`#14190F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 25, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 25%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 40%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.94, -4.61, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.94, 7.05, 130.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.722, 0.878, 0.583)`
Decimal	`1317135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14190F, 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 #14190F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14190F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #14190F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14190f; }
.text { color: #14190f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14190f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 25 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14190f, #0f190f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #14190F?: #14190F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14190F?: The RGB value is 20, 25, 15: 20 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14190F?: The complementary color is #140F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14190F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.