What color is #14251E?

#14251E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14251E?

The RGB value is 20, 37, 30: 20 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14251E?

The complementary color is #25141B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14251E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14251E color

#14251E rgb(20, 37, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #14251E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 14.5% green and 11.8% blue (20, 37, 30).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#14251E color codes

HEX	`#14251E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 37, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 19%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.02, -9.16, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.02, 9.48, 165.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.184, 1.566, 1.468)`
Decimal	`1320222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14251E, 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 #14251E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14251E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #14251E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14251e; }
.text { color: #14251e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14251e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 37 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14251e, #142425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14251E?: #14251E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14251E?: The RGB value is 20, 37, 30: 20 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14251E?: The complementary color is #25141B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14251E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.