What color is #14382C?

#14382C 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 #14382C?

The RGB value is 20, 56, 44: 20 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14382C?

The complementary color is #381420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14382C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14382C color

#14382C rgb(20, 56, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #14382C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 22% green and 17.3% blue (20, 56, 44).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% 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 12.87:1).

#14382C color codes

HEX	`#14382C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 56, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 22%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, -16.49, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 16.89, 167.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.157, 3.159, 2.878)`
Decimal	`1325100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14382C, 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 #14382C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14382C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #14382C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14382c; }
.text { color: #14382c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14382c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 56 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14382c, #143238); }

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Questions

What color is #14382C?: #14382C 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 #14382C?: The RGB value is 20, 56, 44: 20 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14382C?: The complementary color is #381420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14382C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.