What color is #141E29?

#141E29 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 #141E29?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 41: 20 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E29?

The complementary color is #291F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E29 color

#141E29 rgb(20, 30, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #141E29 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 16.1% blue (20, 30, 41).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#141E29 color codes

HEX	`#141E29`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 27%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.83, -0.76, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.83, 8.86, 265.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.153, 1.237, 2.275)`
Decimal	`1318441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E29, 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 #141E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #141E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e29; }
.text { color: #141e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e29, #141429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141E29?: #141E29 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 #141E29?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 41: 20 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E29?: The complementary color is #291F14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.