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#14233D Color

#14233D is rgb(20, 35, 61) in RGB, hsl(218, 51%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 43%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14233D
HEX#14233D
RGBrgb(20, 35, 61)
HSLhsl(218, 51%, 16%)
HSVhsv(218, 67%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 43%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(25.7% 0.053 260.8)
LABlab(13.49% 0.94 -18.94)
LCHlch(13.49% 18.96 272.83)

What #14233D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #14233D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#14233D Channel Values

How #14233D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 35 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 51% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 67% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.7:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14233D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14233D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14233D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #14233D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14233D.

How #14233D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#14233D
Protanopia#21213D
Protanomaly#1C223D
Deuteranopia#1F1F3D
Deuteranomaly#1B213D
Tritanopia#0B2727
Tritanomaly#0F2631
Achromatopsia#232323

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Using #14233D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-14233d: #14233D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14233D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14233d': '#14233D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.137, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_14233d">#14233D</color>
SVG fillfill="#14233D"

More Blue Colors

#14233D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14233D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14233D?

#14233D is a darkest blue — rgb(20, 35, 61) in RGB and hsl(218, 51%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.54.

What is the RGB value of #14233D?

#14233D is rgb(20, 35, 61) — red 20, green 35, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14233D?

#14233D converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 43%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14233D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14233D scores 15.7:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14233D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14233D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 23.27, which is visibly different.

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