What color is #142133?

#142133 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142133?

The RGB value is 20, 33, 51: 20 red, 33 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142133?

The complementary color is #332614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142133 color

#142133 rgb(20, 33, 51)

Shades of blue

The hex color #142133 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.9% green and 20% blue (20, 33, 51).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#142133 color codes

HEX	`#142133`
RGB	`rgb(20, 33, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 35%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.45, 0.79, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.45, 13.58, 273.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.43, 1.475, 3.341)`
Decimal	`1319219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142133, 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 #142133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #142133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142133; }
.text { color: #142133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 33 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142133, #171433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #142133?: #142133 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142133?: The RGB value is 20, 33, 51: 20 red, 33 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142133?: The complementary color is #332614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.