What color is #141C27?

#141C27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141C27?

The RGB value is 20, 28, 39: 20 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141C27?

The complementary color is #271F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141C27 color

#141C27 rgb(20, 28, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #141C27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11% green and 15.3% blue (20, 28, 39).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#141C27 color codes

HEX	`#141C27`
RGB	`rgb(20, 28, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10, 0, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10, 8.64, 269.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.07, 1.126, 2.08)`
Decimal	`1317927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141C27, 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 #141C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #141C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141c27; }
.text { color: #141c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 28 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141c27, #151427); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141C27?: #141C27 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141C27?: The RGB value is 20, 28, 39: 20 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141C27?: The complementary color is #271F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.