What color is #143F3E?

#143F3E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #143F3E?

The RGB value is 20, 63, 62: 20 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #143F3E?

The complementary color is #3F1415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #143F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#143F3E color

#143F3E rgb(20, 63, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #143F3E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 24.7% green and 24.3% blue (20, 63, 62).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 52% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#143F3E color codes

HEX	`#143F3E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 63, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 24.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 52%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, -14.86, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 15.33, 194.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.935, 4.051, 5.184)`
Decimal	`1326910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #143F3E, 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 #143F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#143F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #143F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #143f3e; }
.text { color: #143f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #143f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 63 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #143f3e, #142b3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #143F3E?: #143F3E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #143F3E?: The RGB value is 20, 63, 62: 20 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #143F3E?: The complementary color is #3F1415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #143F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.