What color is #14200C?

#14200C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14200C?

The RGB value is 20, 32, 12: 20 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14200C?

The complementary color is #180C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14200C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14200C color

#14200C rgb(20, 32, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #14200C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 12.5% green and 4.7% blue (20, 32, 12).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#14200C color codes

HEX	`#14200C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 32, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 12.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 63%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 62%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.62, -10.09, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.62, 14.67, 133.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.871, 1.208, 0.535)`
Decimal	`1318924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14200C, 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 #14200C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14200C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #14200C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14200c; }
.text { color: #14200c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14200c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 32 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14200c, #0c200e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14200C?: #14200C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14200C?: The RGB value is 20, 32, 12: 20 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14200C?: The complementary color is #180C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14200C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.