What color is #14102B?

#14102B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14102B?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 43: 20 red, 16 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14102B?

The complementary color is #272B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14102B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14102B color

#14102B rgb(20, 16, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #14102B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 16.9% blue (20, 16, 43).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#14102B color codes

HEX	`#14102B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 63%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 63%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, 10.18, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 20.21, 300.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.91, 0.694, 2.371)`
Decimal	`1314859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14102B, 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 #14102B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14102B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #14102B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14102b; }
.text { color: #14102b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14102b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14102b, #22102b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #14102B?: #14102B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14102B?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 43: 20 red, 16 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14102B?: The complementary color is #272B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14102B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.