What color is #14462F?

#14462F 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 #14462F?

The RGB value is 20, 70, 47: 20 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14462F?

The complementary color is #46142B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14462F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14462F color

#14462F rgb(20, 70, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #14462F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 27.5% green and 18.4% blue (20, 70, 47).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#14462F color codes

HEX	`#14462F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 70, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 27.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, -23.01, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 24.74, 158.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.991, 4.734, 3.445)`
Decimal	`1328687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14462F, 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 #14462F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14462F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #14462F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14462f; }
.text { color: #14462f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14462f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 70 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14462f, #144446); }

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Questions

What color is #14462F?: #14462F 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 #14462F?: The RGB value is 20, 70, 47: 20 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14462F?: The complementary color is #46142B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14462F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.