What color is #142528?

#142528 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 #142528?

The RGB value is 20, 37, 40: 20 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142528?

The complementary color is #281714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142528 color

#142528 rgb(20, 37, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #142528 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (20, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#142528 color codes

HEX	`#142528`
RGB	`rgb(20, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.38, -6.07, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.38, 7.4, 214.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.333, 1.625, 2.25)`
Decimal	`1320232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142528, 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 #142528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #142528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142528; }
.text { color: #142528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142528, #141b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142528?: #142528 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 #142528?: The RGB value is 20, 37, 40: 20 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142528?: The complementary color is #281714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.