What color is #141922?

#141922 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141922?

The RGB value is 20, 25, 34: 20 red, 25 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141922?

The complementary color is #221D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141922 color

#141922 rgb(20, 25, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #141922 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.8% green and 13.3% blue (20, 25, 34).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#141922 color codes

HEX	`#141922`
RGB	`rgb(20, 25, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.65, 0.5, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.65, 7.01, 274.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.925, 0.959, 1.65)`
Decimal	`1317154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141922, 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 #141922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #141922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141922; }
.text { color: #141922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 25 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141922, #161422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141922?: #141922 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141922?: The RGB value is 20, 25, 34: 20 red, 25 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141922?: The complementary color is #221D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.