What color is #142C17?

#142C17 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 #142C17?

The RGB value is 20, 44, 23: 20 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142C17?

The complementary color is #2C1429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142C17 color

#142C17 rgb(20, 44, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #142C17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 17.3% green and 9% blue (20, 44, 23).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#142C17 color codes

HEX	`#142C17`
RGB	`rgb(20, 44, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 17.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 48%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.55, -15.09, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.55, 18.55, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.344, 2.012, 1.128)`
Decimal	`1322007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142C17, 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 #142C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #142C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142c17; }
.text { color: #142c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 44 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142c17, #142c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142C17?: #142C17 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 #142C17?: The RGB value is 20, 44, 23: 20 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142C17?: The complementary color is #2C1429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.