What color is #14194B?

#14194B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14194B?

The RGB value is 20, 25, 75: 20 red, 25 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14194B?

The complementary color is #4B4614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14194B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14194B color

#14194B rgb(20, 25, 75)

Shades of black

The hex color #14194B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 9.8% green and 29.4% blue (20, 25, 75).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#14194B color codes

HEX	`#14194B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 25, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 9.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 67%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.63, 16.73, -31.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.63, 35.9, 297.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.906, 1.352, 6.816)`
Decimal	`1317195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14194B, 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 #14194B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14194B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #14194B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14194b; }
.text { color: #14194b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14194b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 25 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14194b, #2a144b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #14194B?: #14194B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14194B?: The RGB value is 20, 25, 75: 20 red, 25 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14194B?: The complementary color is #4B4614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14194B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.