What color is #141A36?

#141A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141A36?

The RGB value is 20, 26, 54: 20 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141A36?

The complementary color is #363014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141A36 color

#141A36 rgb(20, 26, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #141A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.2% green and 21.2% blue (20, 26, 54).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 46% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#141A36 color codes

HEX	`#141A36`
RGB	`rgb(20, 26, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 46%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 63%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 52%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.21, 7.31, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.21, 20.59, 290.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.324, 1.154, 3.642)`
Decimal	`1317430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141A36, 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 #141A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #141A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141a36; }
.text { color: #141a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 26 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141a36, #1f1436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141A36?: #141A36 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141A36?: The RGB value is 20, 26, 54: 20 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141A36?: The complementary color is #363014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.