What color is #20141E?

#20141E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20141E?

The RGB value is 32, 20, 30: 32 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20141E?

The complementary color is #142016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20141E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20141E color

#20141E rgb(32, 20, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #20141E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 7.8% green and 11.8% blue (32, 20, 30).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 23% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#20141E color codes

HEX	`#20141E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 20, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 7.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 23%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 6%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 8.36, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 9.55, 331.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.08, 0.901, 1.345)`
Decimal	`2102302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20141E, 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 #20141E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20141E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #20141E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20141e; }
.text { color: #20141e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20141e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 20 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20141e, #201418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #20141E?: #20141E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20141E?: The RGB value is 32, 20, 30: 32 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20141E?: The complementary color is #142016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20141E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.