What color is #143531?

#143531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143531?

The RGB value is 20, 53, 49: 20 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143531?

The complementary color is #351418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143531 color

#143531 rgb(20, 53, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #143531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 20.8% green and 19.2% blue (20, 53, 49).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#143531 color codes

HEX	`#143531`
RGB	`rgb(20, 53, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 20.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, -13.25, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 13.3, 184.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.116, 2.916, 3.357)`
Decimal	`1324337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143531, 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 #143531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #143531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143531; }
.text { color: #143531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 53 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143531, #142835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #143531?: #143531 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143531?: The RGB value is 20, 53, 49: 20 red, 53 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143531?: The complementary color is #351418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.