What color is #142218?

#142218 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 #142218?

The RGB value is 20, 34, 24: 20 red, 34 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142218?

The complementary color is #22141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142218 color

#142218 rgb(20, 34, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #142218 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.3% green and 9.4% blue (20, 34, 24).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#142218 color codes

HEX	`#142218`
RGB	`rgb(20, 34, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 29%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.68, -8.83, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.68, 10.08, 151.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.025, 1.359, 1.072)`
Decimal	`1319448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142218, 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 #142218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #142218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142218; }
.text { color: #142218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 34 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142218, #14221f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #142218?: #142218 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 #142218?: The RGB value is 20, 34, 24: 20 red, 34 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142218?: The complementary color is #22141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.