What color is #141046?

#141046 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 #141046?

The RGB value is 20, 16, 70: 20 red, 16 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141046?

The complementary color is #424610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141046 color

#141046 rgb(20, 16, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #141046 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 6.3% green and 27.5% blue (20, 16, 70).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#141046 color codes

HEX	`#141046`
RGB	`rgb(20, 16, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 6.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 63%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 77%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 77%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.67, 21.26, -33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.67, 39.37, 302.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.579, 0.961, 5.896)`
Decimal	`1314886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141046, 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 #141046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #141046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141046; }
.text { color: #141046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 16 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141046, #2f1046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #141046?: #141046 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 #141046?: The RGB value is 20, 16, 70: 20 red, 16 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141046?: The complementary color is #424610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.