What color is #141E1C?

#141E1C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141E1C?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 28: 20 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E1C?

The complementary color is #1E1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E1C color

#141E1C rgb(20, 30, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #141E1C is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 11% blue (20, 30, 28).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#141E1C color codes

HEX	`#141E1C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.27, -5.05, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.27, 5.05, 181.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.962, 1.161, 1.272)`
Decimal	`1318428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E1C, 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 #141E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #141E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e1c; }
.text { color: #141e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e1c, #141b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141E1C?: #141E1C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141E1C?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 28: 20 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E1C?: The complementary color is #1E1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.