What color is #143235?

#143235 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143235?

The RGB value is 20, 50, 53: 20 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143235?

The complementary color is #351714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143235 color

#143235 rgb(20, 50, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #143235 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (20, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#143235 color codes

HEX	`#143235`
RGB	`rgb(20, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, -10.09, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 11.41, 207.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.071, 2.687, 3.777)`
Decimal	`1323573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143235, 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 #143235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #143235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143235; }
.text { color: #143235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143235, #142135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #143235?: #143235 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143235?: The RGB value is 20, 50, 53: 20 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143235?: The complementary color is #351714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.