What color is #14201F?

#14201F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14201F?

The RGB value is 20, 32, 31: 20 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14201F?

The complementary color is #201415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14201F color

#14201F rgb(20, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #14201F is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (20, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#14201F color codes

HEX	`#14201F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.14, -5.54, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.14, 5.64, 190.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.052, 1.281, 1.488)`
Decimal	`1318943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14201F, 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 #14201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #14201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14201f; }
.text { color: #14201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14201f, #141b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #14201F?: #14201F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14201F?: The RGB value is 20, 32, 31: 20 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14201F?: The complementary color is #201415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.