What color is #143119?

#143119 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143119?

The RGB value is 20, 49, 25: 20 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143119?

The complementary color is #31142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143119 color

#143119 rgb(20, 49, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #143119 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 19.2% green and 9.8% blue (20, 49, 25).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#143119 color codes

HEX	`#143119`
RGB	`rgb(20, 49, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 19.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 59%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 49%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.53, -17.41, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.53, 21.18, 145.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.562, 2.415, 1.303)`
Decimal	`1323289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143119, 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 #143119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #143119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143119; }
.text { color: #143119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 49 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143119, #143128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #143119?: #143119 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143119?: The RGB value is 20, 49, 25: 20 red, 49 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143119?: The complementary color is #31142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.