Colour

#14232A

#14232A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#14232A is a cyan with RGB values 20, 35, 42 and HSL 199°, 35%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#14232A#14232A

HEX#14232A

RGBrgb(20, 35, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1373, 0.1647

RGB percentages7.8%, 13.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(199.1, 35.5%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 52.4%, 16.5%)

CMYK52.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,319,722

CSS custom property--colour: #14232A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.11:1

Contrast with white16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#EBDCD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F222Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C202Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0B2525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6 Slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Gray · ΔE 41.6 Teal · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A1B14

Analogous#142A26, #14182A

Triadic#2A1423, #232A14

Split complementary#2A1418, #2A2614

Tetradic#26142A, #2A1B14, #182A14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5A95B0

Lighter +30%#457992

Lighter +20%#355D6F

Lighter +10%#24404D

Darker −10%#040607

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C2632

Less saturated −25%#1C2022

Channel breakdown

R20

G35

B42

Red20 (7.8%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue199.09°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 23 · B 2A

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