What color is #141B09?

#141B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141B09?

The RGB value is 20, 27, 9: 20 red, 27 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141B09?

The complementary color is #10091B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141B09 color

#141B09 rgb(20, 27, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #141B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.6% green and 3.5% blue (20, 27, 9).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#141B09 color codes

HEX	`#141B09`
RGB	`rgb(20, 27, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 67%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.59, -7.12, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.59, 11.5, 128.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.73, 0.952, 0.404)`
Decimal	`1317641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141B09, 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 #141B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #141B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141b09; }
.text { color: #141b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 27 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141b09, #0b1b09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141B09?: #141B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141B09?: The RGB value is 20, 27, 9: 20 red, 27 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141B09?: The complementary color is #10091B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.