What color is #141523?

#141523 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141523?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 35: 20 red, 21 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141523?

The complementary color is #232214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141523 color

#141523 rgb(20, 21, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #141523 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 13.7% blue (20, 21, 35).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#141523 color codes

HEX	`#141523`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.28, 3.83, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.28, 10.56, 291.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.86, 0.806, 1.7)`
Decimal	`1316131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141523, 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 #141523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #141523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141523; }
.text { color: #141523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141523, #1b1423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #141523?: #141523 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141523?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 35: 20 red, 21 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141523?: The complementary color is #232214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.