What color is #141A0C?

#141A0C 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 #141A0C?

The RGB value is 20, 26, 12: 20 red, 26 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141A0C?

The complementary color is #120C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141A0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141A0C color

#141A0C rgb(20, 26, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #141A0C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.2% green and 4.7% blue (20, 26, 12).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 37% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#141A0C color codes

HEX	`#141A0C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 26, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 37%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 54%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 54%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.25, -5.91, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.25, 9.38, 129.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.724, 0.914, 0.486)`
Decimal	`1317388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141A0C, 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 #141A0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141A0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #141A0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141a0c; }
.text { color: #141a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141a0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 26 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141a0c, #0d1a0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141A0C?: #141A0C 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 #141A0C?: The RGB value is 20, 26, 12: 20 red, 26 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141A0C?: The complementary color is #120C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141A0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.