What color is #142500?

#142500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142500?

The RGB value is 20, 37, 0: 20 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142500?

The complementary color is #110025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142500?

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.

#142500 color

#142500 rgb(20, 37, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #142500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 14.5% green and 0% blue (20, 37, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#142500 color codes

HEX	`#142500`
RGB	`rgb(20, 37, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.43, -14.83, 18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.43, 23.38, 129.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.95, 1.472, 0.234)`
Decimal	`1320192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142500, 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 #142500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142500 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 #142500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142500; }
.text { color: #142500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 37 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142500, #012500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142500?: #142500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142500?: The RGB value is 20, 37, 0: 20 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142500?: The complementary color is #110025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142500?: 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.