#14272b Color Information

#14272b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #14272b. In RGB, it consists of 7.8% Red, 15.3% Green, and 16.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 53.5% Cyan, 9.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 83.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 190.4°, with saturation of 36.5% and lightness of 12.4%. The decimal value for #14272b is 1320747, and its nearest "web safe" color is #003333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #14272b is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#14272b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color20, 39, 43 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color7.8%, 15.3%, 16.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.922, 0.847, 0.831 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.535, 0.093, 0, 0.831 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color190.4°, 36.5%, 12.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color190.4°, 53.5%, 16.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color1.450, 1.774, 2.551 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color20, 30, 43 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1320747 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color14.255, -6.398, -5.069 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)14.255, 8.163, 218.390 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color14.255, -6.568, -3.943 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color13.320, -3.877, -2.033 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.251, 0.307, 1.774 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279510827 / 0xff14272b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#003333 Copy
Last Updated: November 8, 2024

Shades of #14272b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #14272b, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, and its lightness is 12.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #14272b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030505 to #122226.

Tints of #14272b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #14272b, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, and its lightness is 12.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #14272b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #314246 to #e2e4e5.

Tones of #14272b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #14272b, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #14272b, which range from #202020 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00343f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #14272b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #14272b! For #14272b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #14272b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #14272b

This color, #14272b, consists of 7.8% Red, 15.3% Green, and 16.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 20, Green = 39, Blue = 43. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #14272b is 53.5% Cyan, 9.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 83.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R7.8%
C53.5%
G15.3%
M9.3%
B16.9%
Y0.0%
K83.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 20 39 43
Octal 24 47 53
Hexa #14 #27 #2b
Binary 00010100 00100111 00101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 53 9 0 83
Octal 65 11 0 123
Hexa #35 #09 #00 #53
Binary 00110101 00001001 00000000 01010011

Analogous Colors of #14272b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #14272b — which has hue 190.4° — its analogous colors are located at 160.4° and 220.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #14272b.

Triadic Colors of #14272b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #14272b — which has hue 190.4° — its triadic colors are located at 70.4° and 310.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #14272b.

Complementary Color of #14272b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #14272b — which has hue 190.4° — its complementary color is located at 10.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #14272b.

Split Complementary Colors of #14272b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #14272b — which has hue 190.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.4° and 340.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #14272b.

Tetradic Colors of #14272b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #14272b — which has hue 190.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 100.4°, 190.4°, 280.4°, and 10.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #14272b.

Monochromatic Colors of #14272b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #14272b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0d1213 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #154049 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #14272b

We want to make getting started with #14272b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #14272b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #14272b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #14272b with other HTML elements.

#14272b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #14272b.
<span style="color: #14272b;">The color of this text is #14272b.</span>

#14272b Background Color

The background color for this text is #14272b.
<div style="background-color: #14272b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #14272b.</div>

#14272b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #14272b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #14272b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #14272b.</span>

#14272b Border Color

This is a div with border color #14272b.
<div style="border: #14272b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #14272b.</div>

#14272b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #14272b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #14272b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #14272b on a white background.</div></div>

#14272b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #14272b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #14272b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #14272b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #14272b to White

This is a gradient from #14272b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#14272b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #14272b to white.</div>

Gradient from #14272b to Black

This is a gradient from #14272b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#14272b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#14272b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #14272b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #14272b

In addition to using #14272b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #14272b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #14272b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 20, Green = 39, Blue = 43). If you need details about the color coordinates of #14272b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #14272b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(20, 39, 43)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #14272b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #14272b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #14272b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(20, 39, 43);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#14272b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:20, green:39, blue:43, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:20 green:39 blue:43 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(20f, 39f, 43f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(20, 39, 43);
 

#14272b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #14272b the same way. For those with color blindness, #14272b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #14272b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #14272b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #14272b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #14272b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #14272b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 15.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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