What color is #14291D?

#14291D 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 #14291D?

The RGB value is 20, 41, 29: 20 red, 41 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14291D?

The complementary color is #291420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14291D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14291D color

#14291D rgb(20, 41, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #14291D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 16.1% green and 11.4% blue (20, 41, 29).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#14291D color codes

HEX	`#14291D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 41, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 16.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.53, -11.93, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.53, 13.05, 156.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.303, 1.823, 1.445)`
Decimal	`1321245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14291D, 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 #14291D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14291D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #14291D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14291d; }
.text { color: #14291d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14291d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 41 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14291d, #142927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #14291D?: #14291D 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 #14291D?: The RGB value is 20, 41, 29: 20 red, 41 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14291D?: The complementary color is #291420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14291D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.