What color is #141040?

#141040 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141040?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 64: 20 red, 16 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141040?

The complementary color is #3C4010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141040 color

#141040 rgb(20, 16, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #141040 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 25.1% blue (20, 16, 64).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#141040 color codes

HEX	`#141040`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 75%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 75%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.03, 18.94, -29.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.03, 35.42, 302.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.399, 0.889, 4.947)`
Decimal	`1314880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141040, 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 #141040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #141040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141040; }
.text { color: #141040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141040, #2c1040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141040?: #141040 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141040?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 64: 20 red, 16 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141040?: The complementary color is #3C4010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.