What color is #142329?

#142329 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142329?

The RGB value is 20, 35, 41: 20 red, 35 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142329?

The complementary color is #291A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142329 color

#142329 rgb(20, 35, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #142329 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.7% green and 16.1% blue (20, 35, 41).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#142329 color codes

HEX	`#142329`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 15%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, -4.35, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 7.42, 234.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.29, 1.511, 2.321)`
Decimal	`1319721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142329, 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 #142329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #142329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142329; }
.text { color: #142329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142329, #141929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142329?: #142329 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142329?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 41: 20 red, 35 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142329?: The complementary color is #291A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.