What color is #142949?

#142949 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142949?

The RGB value is 20, 41, 73: 20 red, 41 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142949?

The complementary color is #493414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142949 color

#142949 rgb(20, 41, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #142949 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 16.1% green and 28.6% blue (20, 41, 73).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#142949 color codes

HEX	`#142949`
RGB	`rgb(20, 41, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 16.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 44%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, 3.85, -22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 22.76, 279.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.284, 2.215, 6.609)`
Decimal	`1321289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142949, 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 #142949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #142949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142949; }
.text { color: #142949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 41 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142949, #191449); }

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Questions

What color is #142949?: #142949 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142949?: The RGB value is 20, 41, 73: 20 red, 41 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142949?: The complementary color is #493414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.