What color is #142123?

#142123 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142123?

The RGB value is 20, 33, 35: 20 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142123?

The complementary color is #231614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142123 color

#142123 rgb(20, 33, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #142123 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.9% green and 13.7% blue (20, 33, 35).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#142123 color codes

HEX	`#142123`
RGB	`rgb(20, 33, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.67, -4.98, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.67, 5.89, 212.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.136, 1.358, 1.792)`
Decimal	`1319203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142123, 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 #142123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #142123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142123; }
.text { color: #142123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 33 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142123, #141a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142123?: #142123 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142123?: The RGB value is 20, 33, 35: 20 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142123?: The complementary color is #231614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.