What color is #14414A?

#14414A is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14414A?

The RGB value is 20, 65, 74: 20 red, 65 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14414A?

The complementary color is #4A1D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14414A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14414A color

#14414A rgb(20, 65, 74)

Shades of teal

The hex color #14414A is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 25.5% green and 29% blue (20, 65, 74).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#14414A color codes

HEX	`#14414A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 65, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 25.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 12%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, -11.85, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 15.48, 220.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.414, 4.423, 7.151)`
Decimal	`1327434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14414A, 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 #14414A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14414A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #14414A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14414a; }
.text { color: #14414a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14414a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 65 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14414a, #14264a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #14414A?: #14414A is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14414A?: The RGB value is 20, 65, 74: 20 red, 65 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14414A?: The complementary color is #4A1D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14414A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.