What color is #141E2B?

#141E2B 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 #141E2B?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 43: 20 red, 30 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E2B?

The complementary color is #2B2114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E2B color

#141E2B rgb(20, 30, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #141E2B is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 16.9% blue (20, 30, 43).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 37% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

#141E2B color codes

HEX	`#141E2B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 37%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 53%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 30%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.93, -0.03, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.93, 10.13, 269.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.189, 1.252, 2.464)`
Decimal	`1318443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E2B, 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 #141E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	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 #141E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e2b; }
.text { color: #141e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e2b, #15142b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #141E2B?: #141E2B 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 #141E2B?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 43: 20 red, 30 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E2B?: The complementary color is #2B2114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.