What color is #141726?

#141726 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 #141726?

The RGB value is 20, 23, 38: 20 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141726?

The complementary color is #262314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141726 color

#141726 rgb(20, 23, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #141726 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9% green and 14.9% blue (20, 23, 38).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#141726 color codes

HEX	`#141726`
RGB	`rgb(20, 23, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 3.44, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 11.31, 287.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.945, 0.901, 1.958)`
Decimal	`1316646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141726, 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 #141726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #141726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141726; }
.text { color: #141726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 23 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141726, #1a1426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141726?: #141726 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 #141726?: The RGB value is 20, 23, 38: 20 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141726?: The complementary color is #262314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.