Chinese black (#141414) color information

The hexidecimal color, #141414, is synonymous with "Chinese black". The color is categorized as "very dark purple". When people spot this color, Chinese black (#141414), in branding, they may think of some of these attributes: being successful, calming down and soothing, states of pure consciousness, cutting-edge, and travel. Consider using a different color if you're in the market for energy. Spotify, University of North Carolina, and Sabre are some of the companies in our database that use this color.

Breakdown of Chinese black (#141414)

#141414 is made up of (20, 20, 20) in RGB colorspace and (0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 92.16) in CMYK colorspace. Its decimal value is 1315860 and the closest web-safe color code to it is #000000. White should be used ontop of #141414 to ensure the best legibility.

Here's a color conversion chart. It contains technical information about the hex color #141414. If you're a programmer, view the code snippets section for prepared language syntax.
hex #141414 luma #19.98
Websafe hex #000000 Black/white pairing White
rgb rgb(20, 20, 20) Adobe RGB (33.00, 31.00, 30.00)
rgb percent (%) rgb(8%, 8%, 8%) Closest named color Chinese black
rgba rgba(20.0, 20.0, 20.0, 1.0) Hunter-Lab (10.00, 0.90, 0.55)
cmyk cmyk(0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 92.16) CIE-L*ab (8.99, 1.84, 1.21)
hsv hsv(0.00, 0.00, 8.00) CIE-L*Ch(ab) (8.99, 2.20, 33.33)
hsb hsb(0.00, 0.00, 8.00) CIE-L*uv (8.99, 1.48, 0.63)
RGB COMPOSITION
CMYK Composition

Compliments of #Chinese black (#141414)

The Complimentary color scheme is made up of two colors. These two colors are opposite one another in the color spectrum. The first color is called the "base" #141414 and the second color is called the "compliment" #141414.

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The Split Complimentary color scheme offers most of the contrast of the Complimentary Color scheme but without being as intense.

Split Complimentary Colors of #Chinese black (#141414)

There are three colors that make up the Split Complimentary color scheme. The base color #141414 is paired with the two colors on either side of the compliment color #141414.

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The Split Complimentary color scheme offers most of the contrast of the Complimentary Color scheme but without being as intense.

Triadic Colors of Chinese black (#141414)

The Triadic color scheme is made up of three colors. When viewed on a color wheel, all three colors are spaced evenly (120°) apart.

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This color scheme tends to produce colors that are quite vibrant, regardless of saturation.

Tetradic Colors of Chinese black (#141414)

Fours colors make up the Tetradic color scheme. All four colors are spaced evenly (90°) apart when visualized on a color wheel.

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Find balance between the warm and cold colors if you desire to use the Tetradic color scheme in your design.

Analagous Colors of Chinese black (#141414)

The Analagous color scheme is made up of three colors. The three colors sit next to one another on the color wheel. The palette is made in similar fashion to how the Split Complimentary palette is made. However, the two secondary colors are adjacent to the base, not the compliment.

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Analagous colors often appear in nature. If you're designing with the outdoors in mind, keep this color harmony at your disposal.

Chinese black (#141414) Gradients

A color gradient may also be known as color progression or a color ramp. A gradient is the gradual transition of one color into another. This section showcases gradients featuring #141414 as the base color. The secondary colors come from the sections above.

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How #141414 looks in different atmospheres

Seeing #141414 on a computer or phone screen is much different than how it may appear in the real world. Shown here are 20 different environment types and how #141414 could potentially look inside each of them, given perfect conditions.

Ultralume 30, Philips TL83
Ultralume 40, Philips TL84
Ultralume 50, Philips TL85
Cool White Fluorescent
Sylvania F40, D50 simulator
Daylight fluorescent, D65 simulator
Lite White Fluorescent
Daylight Fluorescent
Warm White Fluorescent
White Fluorescent
Cool fluorescent
Daylight Fluorescent
Equal energy
North sky daylight
Daylight, sRGB, Adobe-RGB
Mid-morning daylight

Named colors and Interior Paints close to Chinese black (#141414)

Colors that have names have reached a point of status where they're more than just a hex code: they're real-world associated.

#141414 Might be precisely the color you're looking for. But, the colors below are a close match. What's better is that they're named colors, meaning chances are there's more information about them. If you feel like taking a slight deviation in hue, click a color below to learn about why it's so unique.

Raisin black
Dark jungle green
Vampire black
French Middle Red Purple
Smoky black
Eerie black
Black chocolate
Licorice

Programming Language Syntax for #141414

Here you can easily copy-and-paste formatted color code for use with your favorite programming/markup languages like HTML/CSS, Java, Objective-C, and GameMaker Language.

Language Syntax
HTML, CSS #141414
Java new Color(20, 20, 20);
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 20, 20, 20);
Objective-C [UIColor colorWithRed:20 green:20 blue:20 alpha:1.00000];
OpenGL glColor3f(20f, 20f, 20f);
Swift UIColor(red:20, green:20, blue:20, alpha:1.00000)
GameMaker Language (GML) $141414
Python Color('#141414')

Base Conversions of hex color #141414

This useful chart contains technical information about the hexadecimal color #141414. For example, the direct decimal conversion is 1315860 while the individual RGB conversions are: rgb(20, 20, 20).

Red Green Blue
Binary 00010100 00010100 00010100
Hex 14 14 14
Octal 24 24 24
Decimal 20 20 20

Icons incorporating the color #141414

If you're considering using #141414 in a logo or design, you can quickly reference below to see how various symbols, icons, and emblems look.