What color is #141D18?

#141D18 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141D18?

The RGB value is 20, 29, 24: 20 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141D18?

The complementary color is #1D1419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141D18 color

#141D18 rgb(20, 29, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #141D18 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.4% green and 9.4% blue (20, 29, 24).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#141D18 color codes

HEX	`#141D18`
RGB	`rgb(20, 29, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 31%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.75, -5.48, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.75, 5.88, 158.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.893, 1.093, 1.028)`
Decimal	`1318168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141D18, 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 #141D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #141D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141d18; }
.text { color: #141d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 29 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141d18, #141d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141D18?: #141D18 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141D18?: The RGB value is 20, 29, 24: 20 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141D18?: The complementary color is #1D1419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.