What color is #142529?

#142529 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 #142529?

The RGB value is 20, 37, 41: 20 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142529?

The complementary color is #291814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142529 color

#142529 rgb(20, 37, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #142529 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 14.5% green and 16.1% blue (20, 37, 41).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#142529 color codes

HEX	`#142529`
RGB	`rgb(20, 37, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 10%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.42, -5.73, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.42, 7.53, 220.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.35, 1.632, 2.341)`
Decimal	`1320233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142529, 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 #142529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #142529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142529; }
.text { color: #142529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 37 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142529, #141a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142529?: #142529 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 #142529?: The RGB value is 20, 37, 41: 20 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142529?: The complementary color is #291814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.