What color is #144224?

#144224 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144224?

The RGB value is 20, 66, 36: 20 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144224?

The complementary color is #421432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144224 color

#144224 rgb(20, 66, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #144224 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 25.9% green and 14.1% blue (20, 66, 36).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#144224 color codes

HEX	`#144224`
RGB	`rgb(20, 66, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 25.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 45%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.23, -23.64, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.23, 27.36, 149.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.555, 4.172, 2.339)`
Decimal	`1327652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144224, 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 #144224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #144224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144224; }
.text { color: #144224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 66 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144224, #14423b); }

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Questions

What color is #144224?: #144224 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144224?: The RGB value is 20, 66, 36: 20 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144224?: The complementary color is #421432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.