What color is #141E33?

#141E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141E33?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 51: 20 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E33?

The complementary color is #332914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E33 color

#141E33 rgb(20, 30, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #141E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 20% blue (20, 30, 51).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#141E33 color codes

HEX	`#141E33`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 41%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.39, 3.04, -15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.39, 15.53, 281.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.35, 1.316, 3.314)`
Decimal	`1318451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E33, 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 #141E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #141E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e33; }
.text { color: #141e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e33, #191433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141E33?: #141E33 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141E33?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 51: 20 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E33?: The complementary color is #332914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.