What color is #143C00?

#143C00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143C00?

The RGB value is 20, 60, 0: 20 red, 60 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143C00?

The complementary color is #28003C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143C00 color

#143C00 rgb(20, 60, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #143C00 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 23.5% green and 0% blue (20, 60, 0).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#143C00 color codes

HEX	`#143C00`
RGB	`rgb(20, 60, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 23.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.51, -25.87, 29.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.51, 39, 131.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.904, 3.38, 0.552)`
Decimal	`1326080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143C00, 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 #143C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #143C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143c00; }
.text { color: #143c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 60 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143c00, #003c0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #143C00?: #143C00 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143C00?: The RGB value is 20, 60, 0: 20 red, 60 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143C00?: The complementary color is #28003C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.