What color is #14211C?

#14211C 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 #14211C?

The RGB value is 20, 33, 28: 20 red, 33 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14211C?

The complementary color is #211419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14211C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14211C color

#14211C rgb(20, 33, 28)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.9% green and 11% blue (20, 33, 28).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#14211C color codes

HEX	`#14211C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 33, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 39%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 15%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.42, -7.1, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.42, 7.28, 167.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.042, 1.32, 1.298)`
Decimal	`1319196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14211C, 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 #14211C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14211C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #14211C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14211c; }
.text { color: #14211c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14211c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 33 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14211c, #142021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14211C?: #14211C 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 #14211C?: The RGB value is 20, 33, 28: 20 red, 33 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14211C?: The complementary color is #211419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14211C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.