What color is #141F4D?

#141F4D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141F4D?

The RGB value is 20, 31, 77: 20 red, 31 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141F4D?

The complementary color is #4D4214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141F4D color

#141F4D rgb(20, 31, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #141F4D is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.2% green and 30.2% blue (20, 31, 77).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 59% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#141F4D color codes

HEX	`#141F4D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 31, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 59%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 74%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 60%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.62, 13.03, -29.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.62, 32.64, 293.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.118, 1.664, 7.229)`
Decimal	`1318733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141F4D, 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 #141F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #141F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141f4d; }
.text { color: #141f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 31 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141f4d, #25144d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #141F4D?: #141F4D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141F4D?: The RGB value is 20, 31, 77: 20 red, 31 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141F4D?: The complementary color is #4D4214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.