What color is #142314?

#142314 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 #142314?

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

What is the complementary color of #142314?

The complementary color is #231423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142314 color

#142314 rgb(20, 35, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #142314 is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#142314 color codes

HEX	`#142314`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 43%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, -10.41, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 13.17, 142.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.016, 1.401, 0.879)`
Decimal	`1319700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142314, 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 #142314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #142314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142314; }
.text { color: #142314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142314, #14231c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #142314?: #142314 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 #142314?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 20: 20 red, 35 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142314?: The complementary color is #231423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.