What color is #142C2B?

#142C2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #142C2B?

The RGB value is 20, 44, 43: 20 red, 44 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142C2B?

The complementary color is #2C1415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142C2B color

#142C2B rgb(20, 44, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #142C2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 17.3% green and 16.9% blue (20, 44, 43).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#142C2B color codes

HEX	`#142C2B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 44, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 17.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 2%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, -9.67, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 9.93, 193.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.625, 2.124, 2.609)`
Decimal	`1322027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142C2B, 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 #142C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #142C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142c2b; }
.text { color: #142c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 44 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142c2b, #14212c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142C2B?: #142C2B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #142C2B?: The RGB value is 20, 44, 43: 20 red, 44 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142C2B?: The complementary color is #2C1415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.