What color is #144139?

#144139 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144139?

The RGB value is 20, 65, 57: 20 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144139?

The complementary color is #41141C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144139 color

#144139 rgb(20, 65, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144139 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 25.5% green and 22.4% blue (20, 65, 57).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#144139 color codes

HEX	`#144139`
RGB	`rgb(20, 65, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 25.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 69%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 12%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, -17.59, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 17.6, 178.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.917, 4.224, 4.532)`
Decimal	`1327417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144139, 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 #144139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #144139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144139; }
.text { color: #144139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 65 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144139, #143241); }

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Questions

What color is #144139?: #144139 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144139?: The RGB value is 20, 65, 57: 20 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144139?: The complementary color is #41141C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.