What color is #14442C?

#14442C 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 #14442C?

The RGB value is 20, 68, 44: 20 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14442C?

The complementary color is #44142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14442C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14442C color

#14442C rgb(20, 68, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #14442C is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 26.7% green and 17.3% blue (20, 68, 44).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 55% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#14442C color codes

HEX	`#14442C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 68, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 26.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 55%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 35%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, -22.77, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 24.83, 156.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.81, 4.465, 3.096)`
Decimal	`1328172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14442C, 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 #14442C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14442C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #14442C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14442c; }
.text { color: #14442c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14442c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 68 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14442c, #144444); }

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Questions

What color is #14442C?: #14442C 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 #14442C?: The RGB value is 20, 68, 44: 20 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14442C?: The complementary color is #44142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14442C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.