What color is #141E46?

#141E46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141E46?

The RGB value is 20, 30, 70: 20 red, 30 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141E46?

The complementary color is #463C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141E46 color

#141E46 rgb(20, 30, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #141E46 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 11.8% green and 27.5% blue (20, 30, 70).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#141E46 color codes

HEX	`#141E46`
RGB	`rgb(20, 30, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 11.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 57%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.73, 10.85, -26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.73, 28.66, 292.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.858, 1.519, 5.989)`
Decimal	`1318470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141E46, 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 #141E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #141E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141e46; }
.text { color: #141e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 30 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141e46, #231446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141E46?: #141E46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141E46?: The RGB value is 20, 30, 70: 20 red, 30 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141E46?: The complementary color is #463C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.