What color is #14241A?

#14241A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14241A?

The RGB value is 20, 36, 26: 20 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14241A?

The complementary color is #24141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14241A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14241A color

#14241A rgb(20, 36, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14241A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 14.1% green and 10.2% blue (20, 36, 26).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 29% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#14241A color codes

HEX	`#14241A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 36, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 29%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 44%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 28%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.51, -9.6, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.51, 10.64, 154.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.106, 1.485, 1.205)`
Decimal	`1319962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14241A, 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 #14241A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14241A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #14241A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14241a; }
.text { color: #14241a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14241a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 36 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14241a, #142422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14241A?: #14241A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14241A?: The RGB value is 20, 36, 26: 20 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14241A?: The complementary color is #24141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14241A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.