What color is #14230E?

#14230E 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 #14230E?

The RGB value is 20, 35, 14: 20 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14230E?

The complementary color is #1D0E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14230E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14230E color

#14230E rgb(20, 35, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #14230E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.7% green and 5.5% blue (20, 35, 14).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 86% 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 16.45:1).

#14230E color codes

HEX	`#14230E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 60%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.84, -11.59, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.84, 16.25, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.969, 1.382, 0.631)`
Decimal	`1319694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14230E, 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 #14230E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14230E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #14230E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14230e; }
.text { color: #14230e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14230e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14230e, #0e2313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #14230E?: #14230E 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 #14230E?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 14: 20 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14230E?: The complementary color is #1D0E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14230E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.