What color is #14211A?

#14211A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14211A?

The RGB value is 20, 33, 26: 20 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14211A?

The complementary color is #21141B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14211A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14211A color

#14211A rgb(20, 33, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14211A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.9% green and 10.2% blue (20, 33, 26).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#14211A color codes

HEX	`#14211A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 33, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 39%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.35, -7.66, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.35, 8.2, 158.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.019, 1.311, 1.176)`
Decimal	`1319194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14211A, 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 #14211A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14211A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #14211A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14211a; }
.text { color: #14211a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14211a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 33 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14211a, #142120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14211A?: #14211A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14211A?: The RGB value is 20, 33, 26: 20 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14211A?: The complementary color is #21141B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14211A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.