What color is #143735?

#143735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143735?

The RGB value is 20, 55, 53: 20 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143735?

The complementary color is #371416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143735 color

#143735 rgb(20, 55, 53)

Shades of teal

The hex color #143735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 21.6% green and 20.8% blue (20, 55, 53).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#143735 color codes

HEX	`#143735`
RGB	`rgb(20, 55, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 21.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.59, -13.15, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.59, 13.4, 191.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.297, 3.138, 3.852)`
Decimal	`1324853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143735, 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 #143735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #143735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143735; }
.text { color: #143735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 55 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143735, #142837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #143735?: #143735 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143735?: The RGB value is 20, 55, 53: 20 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143735?: The complementary color is #371416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.