What color is #144745?

#144745 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144745?

The RGB value is 20, 71, 69: 20 red, 71 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144745?

The complementary color is #471416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144745 color

#144745 rgb(20, 71, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144745 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 27.8% green and 27.1% blue (20, 71, 69).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#144745 color codes

HEX	`#144745`
RGB	`rgb(20, 71, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 27.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 72%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.97, -17.08, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.97, 17.48, 192.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.615, 5.084, 6.42)`
Decimal	`1328965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144745, 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 #144745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #144745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144745; }
.text { color: #144745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 71 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144745, #143047); }

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Questions

What color is #144745?: #144745 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144745?: The RGB value is 20, 71, 69: 20 red, 71 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144745?: The complementary color is #471416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.