What color is #141623?

#141623 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 #141623?

The RGB value is 20, 22, 35: 20 red, 22 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141623?

The complementary color is #232114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141623?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141623 color

#141623 rgb(20, 22, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #141623 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.6% green and 13.7% blue (20, 22, 35).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#141623 color codes

HEX	`#141623`
RGB	`rgb(20, 22, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 37%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.62, 3.12, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.62, 9.83, 288.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.879, 0.844, 1.706)`
Decimal	`1316387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141623, 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 #141623	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141623 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #141623 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141623; }
.text { color: #141623; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141623; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 22 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141623, #191423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #141623?: #141623 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 #141623?: The RGB value is 20, 22, 35: 20 red, 22 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141623?: The complementary color is #232114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141623?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.