What color is #141B2A?

#141B2A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141B2A?

The RGB value is 20, 27, 42: 20 red, 27 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141B2A?

The complementary color is #2A2314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141B2A color

#141B2A rgb(20, 27, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #141B2A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 10.6% green and 16.5% blue (20, 27, 42).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#141B2A color codes

HEX	`#141B2A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 27, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 10.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 52%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 36%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.8, 1.85, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.8, 11.32, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.098, 1.1, 2.344)`
Decimal	`1317674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141B2A, 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 #141B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #141B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141b2a; }
.text { color: #141b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 27 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141b2a, #18142a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141B2A?: #141B2A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141B2A?: The RGB value is 20, 27, 42: 20 red, 27 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141B2A?: The complementary color is #2A2314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.