What color is #141A1D?

#141A1D 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 #141A1D?

The RGB value is 20, 26, 29: 20 red, 26 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141A1D?

The complementary color is #1D1714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141A1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141A1D color

#141A1D rgb(20, 26, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #141A1D is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.2% green and 11.4% blue (20, 26, 29).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#141A1D color codes

HEX	`#141A1D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 26, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 31%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.79, -1.89, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.79, 3.56, 238)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.88, 0.976, 1.304)`
Decimal	`1317405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141A1D, 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 #141A1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141A1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #141A1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141a1d; }
.text { color: #141a1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141a1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 26 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141a1d, #14151d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141A1D?: #141A1D 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 #141A1D?: The RGB value is 20, 26, 29: 20 red, 26 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141A1D?: The complementary color is #1D1714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141A1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.