What color is #14282F?

#14282F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14282F?

The RGB value is 20, 40, 47: 20 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14282F?

The complementary color is #2F1B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14282F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14282F color

#14282F rgb(20, 40, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #14282F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 15.7% green and 18.4% blue (20, 40, 47).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 40% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#14282F color codes

HEX	`#14282F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 40, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 15.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 40%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.8, -5.68, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.8, 9.08, 231.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.56, 1.871, 2.968)`
Decimal	`1321007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14282F, 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 #14282F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14282F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #14282F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14282f; }
.text { color: #14282f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14282f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 40 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14282f, #141b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #14282F?: #14282F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14282F?: The RGB value is 20, 40, 47: 20 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14282F?: The complementary color is #2F1B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14282F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.