What color is #142E2C?

#142E2C 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 #142E2C?

The RGB value is 20, 46, 44: 20 red, 46 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #142E2C?

The complementary color is #2E1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #142E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#142E2C color

#142E2C rgb(20, 46, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #142E2C is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 18% green and 17.3% blue (20, 46, 44).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 39% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#142E2C color codes

HEX	`#142E2C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 46, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 18%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 39%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 4%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.91, -10.6, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.91, 10.76, 189.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.72, 2.284, 2.733)`
Decimal	`1322540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #142E2C, 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 #142E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#142E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #142E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #142e2c; }
.text { color: #142e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 46 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #142e2c, #14232e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #142E2C?: #142E2C 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 #142E2C?: The RGB value is 20, 46, 44: 20 red, 46 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #142E2C?: The complementary color is #2E1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #142E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.