What color is #141830?

#141830 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141830?

The RGB value is 20, 24, 48: 20 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141830?

The complementary color is #302C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141830 color

#141830 rgb(20, 24, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #141830 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.4% green and 18.8% blue (20, 24, 48).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 41% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#141830 color codes

HEX	`#141830`
RGB	`rgb(20, 24, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 41%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 58%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 50%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.12, 6.47, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.12, 17.85, 291.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.148, 1.015, 2.931)`
Decimal	`1316912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141830, 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 #141830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #141830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141830; }
.text { color: #141830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 24 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141830, #1e1430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141830?: #141830 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141830?: The RGB value is 20, 24, 48: 20 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141830?: The complementary color is #302C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.