What color is #142135?

#142135 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 #142135?

The RGB value is 20, 33, 53: 20 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142135?

The complementary color is #352814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142135 color

#142135 rgb(20, 33, 53)

Shades of blue

The hex color #142135 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.9% green and 20.8% blue (20, 33, 53).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#142135 color codes

HEX	`#142135`
RGB	`rgb(20, 33, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 38%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.57, 1.58, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.57, 14.89, 276.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.475, 1.493, 3.578)`
Decimal	`1319221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142135, 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 #142135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #142135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142135; }
.text { color: #142135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 33 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142135, #181435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #142135?: #142135 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 #142135?: The RGB value is 20, 33, 53: 20 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142135?: The complementary color is #352814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.