What color is #142835?

#142835 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142835?

The RGB value is 20, 40, 53: 20 red, 40 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142835?

The complementary color is #352114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142835 color

#142835 rgb(20, 40, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #142835 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 15.7% green and 20.8% blue (20, 40, 53).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#142835 color codes

HEX	`#142835`
RGB	`rgb(20, 40, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 15.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 25%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.08, -3.47, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.08, 11.44, 252.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.69, 1.923, 3.65)`
Decimal	`1321013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142835, 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 #142835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #142835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142835; }
.text { color: #142835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 40 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142835, #141835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142835?: #142835 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142835?: The RGB value is 20, 40, 53: 20 red, 40 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142835?: The complementary color is #352114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.