What color is #142C08?

#142C08 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142C08?

The RGB value is 20, 44, 8: 20 red, 44 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142C08?

The complementary color is #20082C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142C08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142C08 color

#142C08 rgb(20, 44, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #142C08 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 17.3% green and 3.1% blue (20, 44, 8).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 69% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#142C08 color codes

HEX	`#142C08`
RGB	`rgb(20, 44, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 17.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 69%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 82%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 82%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.32, -17.5, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.32, 25.55, 133.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.233, 1.968, 0.544)`
Decimal	`1321992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142C08, 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 #142C08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142C08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #142C08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142c08; }
.text { color: #142c08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142c08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 44 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142c08, #082c0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142C08?: #142C08 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142C08?: The RGB value is 20, 44, 8: 20 red, 44 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142C08?: The complementary color is #20082C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142C08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.