What color is #142D4A?

#142D4A 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 #142D4A?

The RGB value is 20, 45, 74: 20 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142D4A?

The complementary color is #4A3114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142D4A color

#142D4A rgb(20, 45, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #142D4A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 17.6% green and 29% blue (20, 45, 74).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#142D4A color codes

HEX	`#142D4A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 45, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 17.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 39%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, 1.37, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 20.89, 273.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.462, 2.52, 6.834)`
Decimal	`1322314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142D4A, 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 #142D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #142D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142d4a; }
.text { color: #142d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 45 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142d4a, #16144a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #142D4A?: #142D4A 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 #142D4A?: The RGB value is 20, 45, 74: 20 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142D4A?: The complementary color is #4A3114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.