What color is #141539?

#141539 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141539?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 57: 20 red, 21 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141539?

The complementary color is #393814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141539 color

#141539 rgb(20, 21, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #141539 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 22.4% blue (20, 21, 57).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#141539 color codes

HEX	`#141539`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 63%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.83, 12.41, -23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.83, 26.69, 297.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.295, 0.98, 3.991)`
Decimal	`1316153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141539, 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 #141539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #141539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141539; }
.text { color: #141539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141539, #251439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141539?: #141539 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141539?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 57: 20 red, 21 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141539?: The complementary color is #393814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.