What color is #141832?

#141832 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 #141832?

The RGB value is 20, 24, 50: 20 red, 24 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141832?

The complementary color is #322E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141832?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141832 color

#141832 rgb(20, 24, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #141832 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.4% green and 19.6% blue (20, 24, 50).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 43% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#141832 color codes

HEX	`#141832`
RGB	`rgb(20, 24, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 43%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 52%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.26, 7.26, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.26, 19.29, 292.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.191, 1.032, 3.153)`
Decimal	`1316914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141832, 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 #141832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #141832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141832; }
.text { color: #141832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 24 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141832, #1f1432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141832?: #141832 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 #141832?: The RGB value is 20, 24, 50: 20 red, 24 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141832?: The complementary color is #322E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141832?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.