What color is #142305?

#142305 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142305?

The RGB value is 20, 35, 5: 20 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142305?

The complementary color is #140523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142305?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142305 color

#142305 rgb(20, 35, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #142305 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.7% green and 2% blue (20, 35, 5).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 75% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#142305 color codes

HEX	`#142305`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 75%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 86%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, -12.96, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 19.86, 130.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.917, 1.362, 0.358)`
Decimal	`1319685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142305, 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 #142305	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142305 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #142305 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142305; }
.text { color: #142305; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142305; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142305, #052305); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142305?: #142305 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142305?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 5: 20 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142305?: The complementary color is #140523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142305?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.