#141316 Color

#141316 is rgb(20, 19, 22) in RGB, hsl(260, 7%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soft Black (#131313), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#141316

HEX#141316

RGBrgb(20, 19, 22)

HSLhsl(260, 7%, 8%)

HSVhsv(260, 14%, 9%)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(18.9% 0.006 301)

LABlab(6.06% 0.95 -1.74)

LCHlch(6.06% 1.98 298.61)

What #141316 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 #141316, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soft Black#131313ΔE 1.99 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 3.76 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 3.87 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 4.2 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 4.35 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 4.54

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

#141316 Channel Values

How #141316 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 20 · G 19 · B 22	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 7% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 14% · V 9%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 9% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 91%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.51:1 vs white · 1.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #141316 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 text18.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #141316

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #141316; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #141316

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.

Tints

Shades

#111113

#0F0E10

#0C0C0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #141316.

How #141316 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#141316

Protanopia#131316

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Deuteranopia#131316

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Tritanopia#141313

Tritanomaly#141314

Achromatopsia#131313

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Using #141316 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-141316: #141316;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #141316;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-141316': '#141316' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.075, blue: 0.086)

Android XML<color name="color_141316">#141316</color>

SVG fillfill="#141316"

More Black Colors

#141316 sits in the black family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

030303 242424 050505 242124 080808 212121 0a0a0a 1c1c1c 0d0d0d 1b1b1b 0f0f0f 1a1a1a 131313 171717 18181b 000000

#141316 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #141316?

#141316 is a darkest black — rgb(20, 19, 22) in RGB and hsl(260, 7%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soft Black (#131313), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #141316?

#141316 is rgb(20, 19, 22) — red 20, green 19, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #141316?

#141316 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #141316 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #141316 scores 18.51:1 against white and 1.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #141316 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #141316 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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