What color is #142525?

#142525 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 #142525?

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

What is the complementary color of #142525?

The complementary color is #251414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142525 color

#142525 rgb(20, 37, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #142525 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#142525 color codes

HEX	`#142525`
RGB	`rgb(20, 37, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 14.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.26, -7.05, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.26, 7.4, 197.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.284, 1.605, 1.992)`
Decimal	`1320229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142525, 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 #142525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #142525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142525; }
.text { color: #142525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 37 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142525, #141d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142525?: #142525 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 #142525?: The RGB value is 20, 37, 37: 20 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142525?: The complementary color is #251414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.