What color is #14284A?

#14284A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14284A?

The RGB value is 20, 40, 74: 20 red, 40 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14284A?

The complementary color is #4A3614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14284A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14284A color

#14284A rgb(20, 40, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #14284A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 15.7% green and 29% blue (20, 40, 74).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#14284A color codes

HEX	`#14284A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 40, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 15.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 46%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.31, 5, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.31, 24.07, 282)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.283, 2.16, 6.774)`
Decimal	`1321034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14284A, 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 #14284A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14284A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #14284A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14284a; }
.text { color: #14284a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14284a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 40 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14284a, #1b144a); }

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Questions

What color is #14284A?: #14284A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14284A?: The RGB value is 20, 40, 74: 20 red, 40 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14284A?: The complementary color is #4A3614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14284A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.