What color is #143429?

#143429 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143429?

The RGB value is 20, 52, 41: 20 red, 52 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143429?

The complementary color is #34141F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143429?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143429 color

#143429 rgb(20, 52, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #143429 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 20.4% green and 16.1% blue (20, 52, 41).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#143429 color codes

HEX	`#143429`
RGB	`rgb(20, 52, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 20.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.08, -15.1, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.08, 15.48, 167.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.917, 2.765, 2.53)`
Decimal	`1324073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143429, 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 #143429	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143429 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #143429 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143429; }
.text { color: #143429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143429; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 52 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143429, #142f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #143429?: #143429 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143429?: The RGB value is 20, 52, 41: 20 red, 52 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143429?: The complementary color is #34141F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143429?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.