What color is #142927?

#142927 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 #142927?

The RGB value is 20, 41, 39: 20 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142927?

The complementary color is #291416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142927 color

#142927 rgb(20, 41, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #142927 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 16.1% green and 15.3% blue (20, 41, 39).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 34% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#142927 color codes

HEX	`#142927`
RGB	`rgb(20, 41, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 16.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 34%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 51%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.85, -9.04, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.85, 9.14, 188.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.447, 1.881, 2.206)`
Decimal	`1321255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142927, 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 #142927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #142927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142927; }
.text { color: #142927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 41 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142927, #142129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142927?: #142927 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 #142927?: The RGB value is 20, 41, 39: 20 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142927?: The complementary color is #291416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.