What color is #141F1D?

#141F1D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141F1D?

The RGB value is 20, 31, 29: 20 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141F1D?

The complementary color is #1F1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141F1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141F1D color

#141F1D rgb(20, 31, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #141F1D is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.2% green and 11.4% blue (20, 31, 29).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#141F1D color codes

HEX	`#141F1D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 31, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 35%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 6%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.68, -5.45, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.68, 5.46, 182.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1, 1.217, 1.344)`
Decimal	`1318685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141F1D, 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 #141F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141F1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #141F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141f1d; }
.text { color: #141f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 31 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141f1d, #141b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #141F1D?: #141F1D is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141F1D?: The RGB value is 20, 31, 29: 20 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141F1D?: The complementary color is #1F1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141F1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.