What color is #143936?

#143936 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 #143936?

The RGB value is 20, 57, 54: 20 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143936?

The complementary color is #391417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143936 color

#143936 rgb(20, 57, 54)

Shades of teal

The hex color #143936 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 22.4% green and 21.2% blue (20, 57, 54).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#143936 color codes

HEX	`#143936`
RGB	`rgb(20, 57, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 22.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.36, -14, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.36, 14.16, 188.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.417, 3.341, 4.007)`
Decimal	`1325366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143936, 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 #143936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #143936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143936; }
.text { color: #143936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 57 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143936, #142a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #143936?: #143936 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 #143936?: The RGB value is 20, 57, 54: 20 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143936?: The complementary color is #391417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.