What color is #14221E?

#14221E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14221E?

The RGB value is 20, 34, 30: 20 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14221E?

The complementary color is #221418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14221E color

#14221E rgb(20, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #14221E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (20, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 26% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#14221E color codes

HEX	`#14221E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 26%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.87, -7.2, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.87, 7.24, 173.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.095, 1.386, 1.438)`
Decimal	`1319454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14221E, 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 #14221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #14221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14221e; }
.text { color: #14221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14221e, #141f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #14221E?: #14221E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14221E?: The RGB value is 20, 34, 30: 20 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14221E?: The complementary color is #221418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.