What color is #142711?

#142711 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142711?

The RGB value is 20, 39, 17: 20 red, 39 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142711?

The complementary color is #241127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142711 color

#142711 rgb(20, 39, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #142711 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 15.3% green and 6.7% blue (20, 39, 17).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#142711 color codes

HEX	`#142711`
RGB	`rgb(20, 39, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 15.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 56%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.47, -13.42, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.47, 17.98, 138.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.115, 1.64, 0.788)`
Decimal	`1320721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142711, 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 #142711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #142711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142711; }
.text { color: #142711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 39 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142711, #112719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142711?: #142711 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142711?: The RGB value is 20, 39, 17: 20 red, 39 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142711?: The complementary color is #241127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.