What color is #14341E?

#14341E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14341E?

The RGB value is 20, 52, 30: 20 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14341E?

The complementary color is #34142A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14341E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14341E color

#14341E rgb(20, 52, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #14341E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 20.4% green and 11.8% blue (20, 52, 30).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#14341E color codes

HEX	`#14341E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 52, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 20.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.79, -17.92, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.79, 20.74, 149.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.751, 2.698, 1.657)`
Decimal	`1324062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14341E, 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 #14341E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14341E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #14341E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14341e; }
.text { color: #14341e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14341e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 52 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14341e, #14342e); }

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Questions

What color is #14341E?: #14341E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14341E?: The RGB value is 20, 52, 30: 20 red, 52 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14341E?: The complementary color is #34142A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14341E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.