What color is #142E1E?

#142E1E 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 #142E1E?

The RGB value is 20, 46, 30: 20 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142E1E?

The complementary color is #2E1424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142E1E color

#142E1E rgb(20, 46, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #142E1E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 18% green and 11.8% blue (20, 46, 30).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 39% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#142E1E color codes

HEX	`#142E1E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 46, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 18%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 39%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 35%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.49, -14.62, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.49, 16.34, 153.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.5, 2.196, 1.573)`
Decimal	`1322526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142E1E, 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 #142E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #142E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142e1e; }
.text { color: #142e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 46 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142e1e, #142e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #142E1E?: #142E1E 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 #142E1E?: The RGB value is 20, 46, 30: 20 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142E1E?: The complementary color is #2E1424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.