What color is #141F15?

#141F15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141F15?

The RGB value is 20, 31, 21: 20 red, 31 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141F15?

The complementary color is #1F141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141F15 color

#141F15 rgb(20, 31, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #141F15 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.2% green and 8.2% blue (20, 31, 21).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#141F15 color codes

HEX	`#141F15`
RGB	`rgb(20, 31, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.43, -7.6, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.43, 9.25, 145.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.914, 1.183, 0.889)`
Decimal	`1318677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141F15, 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 #141F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #141F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141f15; }
.text { color: #141f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 31 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141f15, #141f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141F15?: #141F15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141F15?: The RGB value is 20, 31, 21: 20 red, 31 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141F15?: The complementary color is #1F141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.