What color is #14220D?

#14220D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14220D?

The RGB value is 20, 34, 13: 20 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14220D?

The complementary color is #1B0D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14220D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14220D color

#14220D rgb(20, 34, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #14220D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.3% green and 5.1% blue (20, 34, 13).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#14220D color codes

HEX	`#14220D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 34, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 62%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 62%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.43, -11.16, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.43, 15.89, 134.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.933, 1.322, 0.587)`
Decimal	`1319437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14220D, 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 #14220D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14220D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #14220D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14220d; }
.text { color: #14220d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14220d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 34 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14220d, #0d2210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #14220D?: #14220D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14220D?: The RGB value is 20, 34, 13: 20 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14220D?: The complementary color is #1B0D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14220D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.