What color is #140B50?

#140B50 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140B50?

The RGB value is 20, 11, 80: 20 red, 11 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140B50?

The complementary color is #47500B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140B50 color

#140B50 rgb(20, 11, 80)

Shades of black

The hex color #140B50 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 4.3% green and 31.4% blue (20, 11, 80).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 76% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#140B50 color codes

HEX	`#140B50`
RGB	`rgb(20, 11, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 4.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 76%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 86%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 86%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.71, 28.11, -40.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.71, 48.9, 305.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.856, 0.967, 7.677)`
Decimal	`1313616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140B50, 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 #140B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #140B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140b50; }
.text { color: #140b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 11 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140b50, #370b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #140B50?: #140B50 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140B50?: The RGB value is 20, 11, 80: 20 red, 11 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140B50?: The complementary color is #47500B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.