What color is #142A34?

#142A34 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 #142A34?

The RGB value is 20, 42, 52: 20 red, 42 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142A34?

The complementary color is #341E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142A34 color

#142A34 rgb(20, 42, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #142A34 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 16.5% green and 20.4% blue (20, 42, 52).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#142A34 color codes

HEX	`#142A34`
RGB	`rgb(20, 42, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 16.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, -5.22, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 10.53, 240.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.736, 2.052, 3.553)`
Decimal	`1321524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142A34, 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 #142A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #142A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142a34; }
.text { color: #142a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 42 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142a34, #141a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142A34?: #142A34 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 #142A34?: The RGB value is 20, 42, 52: 20 red, 42 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142A34?: The complementary color is #341E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.