What color is #14231A?

#14231A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14231A?

The RGB value is 20, 35, 26: 20 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14231A?

The complementary color is #23141D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14231A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14231A color

#14231A rgb(20, 35, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #14231A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.7% green and 10.2% blue (20, 35, 26).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#14231A color codes

HEX	`#14231A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 26%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.13, -8.96, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.13, 9.83, 155.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.076, 1.425, 1.196)`
Decimal	`1319706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14231A, 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 #14231A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14231A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #14231A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14231a; }
.text { color: #14231a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14231a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14231a, #142322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14231A?: #14231A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14231A?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 26: 20 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14231A?: The complementary color is #23141D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14231A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.