What color is #141A1C?

#141A1C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141A1C?

The RGB value is 20, 26, 28: 20 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141A1C?

The complementary color is #1C1614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141A1C color

#141A1C rgb(20, 26, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #141A1C is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.2% green and 11% blue (20, 26, 28).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#141A1C color codes

HEX	`#141A1C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 26, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 29%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.75, -2.19, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.75, 3.2, 226.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 0.971, 1.24)`
Decimal	`1317404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141A1C, 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 #141A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #141A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141a1c; }
.text { color: #141a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 26 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141a1c, #14161c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141A1C?: #141A1C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141A1C?: The RGB value is 20, 26, 28: 20 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141A1C?: The complementary color is #1C1614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.