What color is #142919?

#142919 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142919?

The RGB value is 20, 41, 25: 20 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142919?

The complementary color is #291424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142919 color

#142919 rgb(20, 41, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #142919 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 16.1% green and 9.8% blue (20, 41, 25).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#142919 color codes

HEX	`#142919`
RGB	`rgb(20, 41, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 16.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 39%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.43, -12.92, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.43, 15.16, 148.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.257, 1.805, 1.202)`
Decimal	`1321241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142919, 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 #142919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #142919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142919; }
.text { color: #142919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 41 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142919, #142923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142919?: #142919 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142919?: The RGB value is 20, 41, 25: 20 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142919?: The complementary color is #291424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.