What color is #14422B?

#14422B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14422B?

The RGB value is 20, 66, 43: 20 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14422B?

The complementary color is #42142B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14422B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14422B color

#14422B rgb(20, 66, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #14422B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 25.9% green and 16.9% blue (20, 66, 43).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#14422B color codes

HEX	`#14422B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 66, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 25.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 35%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, -22.03, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 23.99, 156.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.673, 4.219, 2.959)`
Decimal	`1327659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14422B, 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 #14422B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14422B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #14422B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14422b; }
.text { color: #14422b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14422b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 66 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14422b, #144242); }

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Questions

What color is #14422B?: #14422B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14422B?: The RGB value is 20, 66, 43: 20 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14422B?: The complementary color is #42142B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14422B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.