What color is #142323?

#142323 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142323?

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

What is the complementary color of #142323?

The complementary color is #231414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142323?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142323 color

#142323 rgb(20, 35, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #142323 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#142323 color codes

HEX	`#142323`
RGB	`rgb(20, 35, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 13.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.43, -6.35, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.43, 6.67, 197.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.193, 1.472, 1.811)`
Decimal	`1319715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142323, 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 #142323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #142323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142323; }
.text { color: #142323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 35 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142323, #141c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142323?: #142323 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142323?: The RGB value is 20, 35, 35: 20 red, 35 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142323?: The complementary color is #231414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142323?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.