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#14110F Color

#14110F is rgb(20, 17, 15) in RGB, hsl(24, 14%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 92%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14110F
HEX#14110F
RGBrgb(20, 17, 15)
HSLhsl(24, 14%, 7%)
HSVhsv(24, 25%, 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(18.1% 0.006 55.9)
LABlab(5.30% 0.96 1.48)
LCHlch(5.30% 1.77 57.09)

What #14110F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #14110F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#14110F Channel Values

How #14110F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 17 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 14% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 25% · V 8%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 25% · K 92%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.8:1 vs white · 1.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14110F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14110F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14110F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #14110F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #14110F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#14110F
Protanopia#12120F
Protanomaly#13110F
Deuteranopia#12120F
Deuteranomaly#13120F
Tritanopia#141111
Tritanomaly#141110
Achromatopsia#121212

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Using #14110F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-14110f: #14110F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14110F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14110f': '#14110F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.067, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_14110f">#14110F</color>
SVG fillfill="#14110F"

More Brown Colors

#14110F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14110F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14110F?

#14110F is a darkest brown — rgb(20, 17, 15) in RGB and hsl(24, 14%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #14110F?

#14110F is rgb(20, 17, 15) — red 20, green 17, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14110F?

#14110F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 92%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14110F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14110F scores 18.8:1 against white and 1.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14110F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14110F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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