What color is #141442?

#141442 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 #141442?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 66: 20 red, 20 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141442?

The complementary color is #424214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141442 color

#141442 rgb(20, 20, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #141442 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 25.9% blue (20, 20, 66).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#141442 color codes

HEX	`#141442`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 70%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.34, 16.8, -29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.34, 33.7, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.522, 1.042, 5.274)`
Decimal	`1315906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141442, 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 #141442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #141442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141442; }
.text { color: #141442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141442, #2b1442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141442?: #141442 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 #141442?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 66: 20 red, 20 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141442?: The complementary color is #424214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.