What color is #14340E?

#14340E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14340E?

The RGB value is 20, 52, 14: 20 red, 52 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14340E?

The complementary color is #2E0E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14340E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14340E color

#14340E rgb(20, 52, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #14340E is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 20.4% green and 5.5% blue (20, 52, 14).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#14340E color codes

HEX	`#14340E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 52, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 20.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 73%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.52, -20.78, 19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.52, 28.79, 136.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.596, 2.636, 0.84)`
Decimal	`1324046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14340E, 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 #14340E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14340E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #14340E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14340e; }
.text { color: #14340e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14340e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 52 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14340e, #0e341b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #14340E?: #14340E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14340E?: The RGB value is 20, 52, 14: 20 red, 52 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14340E?: The complementary color is #2E0E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14340E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.