What color is #143912?

#143912 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143912?

The RGB value is 20, 57, 18: 20 red, 57 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143912?

The complementary color is #371239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143912?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143912 color

#143912 rgb(20, 57, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #143912 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 22.4% green and 7.1% blue (20, 57, 18).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#143912 color codes

HEX	`#143912`
RGB	`rgb(20, 57, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 22.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 68%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.51, -22.62, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.51, 30.22, 138.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.861, 3.118, 1.076)`
Decimal	`1325330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143912, 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 #143912	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143912 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #143912 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143912; }
.text { color: #143912; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143912; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 57 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143912, #123923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #143912?: #143912 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143912?: The RGB value is 20, 57, 18: 20 red, 57 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143912?: The complementary color is #371239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143912?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.