What color is #14173C?

#14173C is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14173C?

The RGB value is 20, 23, 60: 20 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14173C?

The complementary color is #3C3914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14173C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14173C color

#14173C rgb(20, 23, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #14173C is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9% green and 23.5% blue (20, 23, 60).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 50% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#14173C color codes

HEX	`#14173C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 23, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 50%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 67%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 62%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.7, 12.08, -24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.7, 27.2, 296.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.41, 1.088, 4.41)`
Decimal	`1316668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14173C, 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 #14173C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14173C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	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 #14173C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14173c; }
.text { color: #14173c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14173c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 23 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14173c, #25143c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #14173C?: #14173C is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14173C?: The RGB value is 20, 23, 60: 20 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14173C?: The complementary color is #3C3914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14173C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.