What color is #143B1A?

#143B1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143B1A?

The RGB value is 20, 59, 26: 20 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143B1A?

The complementary color is #3B1435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143B1A color

#143B1A rgb(20, 59, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #143B1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 23.1% green and 10.2% blue (20, 59, 26).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#143B1A color codes

HEX	`#143B1A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 59, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 23.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 66%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 56%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, -22.27, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 27.64, 143.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.039, 3.351, 1.516)`
Decimal	`1325850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143B1A, 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 #143B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #143B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143b1a; }
.text { color: #143b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 59 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143b1a, #143b2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #143B1A?: #143B1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143B1A?: The RGB value is 20, 59, 26: 20 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143B1A?: The complementary color is #3B1435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.