What color is #14231B?

#14231B 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 #14231B?

The RGB value is 20, 35, 27: 20 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14231B?

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

Is black or white text better on #14231B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14231B color

#14231B rgb(20, 35, 27)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 13.7% green and 10.6% blue (20, 35, 27).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#14231B color codes

HEX	`#14231B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.16, -8.7, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.16, 9.32, 158.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 1.43, 1.255)`
Decimal	`1319707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14231B, 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 #14231B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14231B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #14231B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14231b; }
.text { color: #14231b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14231b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14231b, #142323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14231B?: #14231B 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 #14231B?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 27: 20 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14231B?: The complementary color is #23141C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14231B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.