What color is #141542?

#141542 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 #141542?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 66: 20 red, 21 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141542?

The complementary color is #424114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141542 color

#141542 rgb(20, 21, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #141542 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 25.9% blue (20, 21, 66).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#141542 color codes

HEX	`#141542`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 68%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.63, 16.05, -28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.63, 32.93, 299.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.54, 1.078, 5.28)`
Decimal	`1316162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141542, 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 #141542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #141542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141542; }
.text { color: #141542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141542, #2a1442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141542?: #141542 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 #141542?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 66: 20 red, 21 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141542?: The complementary color is #424114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.