What color is #141029?

#141029 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141029?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 41: 20 red, 16 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141029?

The complementary color is #252910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141029?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141029 color

#141029 rgb(20, 16, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #141029 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 16.1% blue (20, 16, 41).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#141029 color codes

HEX	`#141029`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 61%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 61%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.14, 9.33, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.14, 18.66, 300)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.874, 0.679, 2.182)`
Decimal	`1314857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141029, 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 #141029	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141029 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #141029 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141029; }
.text { color: #141029; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141029; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141029, #211029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #141029?: #141029 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141029?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 41: 20 red, 16 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141029?: The complementary color is #252910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141029?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.