What color is #141916?

#141916 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141916?

The RGB value is 20, 25, 22: 20 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141916?

The complementary color is #191417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141916 color

#141916 rgb(20, 25, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #141916 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (20, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#141916 color codes

HEX	`#141916`
RGB	`rgb(20, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 20%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.15, -3.12, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.15, 3.38, 157.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.781, 0.902, 0.892)`
Decimal	`1317142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141916, 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 #141916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #141916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141916; }
.text { color: #141916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141916, #141918); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141916?: #141916 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141916?: The RGB value is 20, 25, 22: 20 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141916?: The complementary color is #191417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.