What color is #141C0B?

#141C0B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141C0B?

The RGB value is 20, 28, 11: 20 red, 28 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141C0B?

The complementary color is #130B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141C0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141C0B color

#141C0B rgb(20, 28, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #141C0B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11% green and 4.3% blue (20, 28, 11).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 44% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#141C0B color codes

HEX	`#141C0B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 28, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 44%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 61%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 61%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.02, -7.58, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.02, 11.63, 130.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 1.003, 0.47)`
Decimal	`1317899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141C0B, 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 #141C0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141C0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #141C0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141c0b; }
.text { color: #141c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141c0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 28 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141c0b, #0b1c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141C0B?: #141C0B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141C0B?: The RGB value is 20, 28, 11: 20 red, 28 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141C0B?: The complementary color is #130B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141C0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.