What color is #141E26?

#141E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141E26?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 38: 20 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E26?

The complementary color is #261C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E26 color

#141E26 rgb(20, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #141E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (20, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#141E26 color codes

HEX	`#141E26`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.68, -1.83, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.68, 7.09, 255.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.103, 1.217, 2.01)`
Decimal	`1318438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E26, 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 #141E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #141E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e26; }
.text { color: #141e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e26, #141526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141E26?: #141E26 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141E26?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 38: 20 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E26?: The complementary color is #261C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.