What color is #142822?

#142822 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 #142822?

The RGB value is 20, 40, 34: 20 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142822?

The complementary color is #28141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142822 color

#142822 rgb(20, 40, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #142822 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 15.7% green and 13.3% blue (20, 40, 34).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#142822 color codes

HEX	`#142822`
RGB	`rgb(20, 40, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 15.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 15%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.3, -9.93, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.3, 10.03, 171.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.336, 1.782, 1.787)`
Decimal	`1320994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142822, 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 #142822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #142822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142822; }
.text { color: #142822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 40 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142822, #142428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #142822?: #142822 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 #142822?: The RGB value is 20, 40, 34: 20 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142822?: The complementary color is #28141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.