What color is #144842?

#144842 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144842?

The RGB value is 20, 72, 66: 20 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144842?

The complementary color is #48141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144842 color

#144842 rgb(20, 72, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144842 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 28.2% green and 25.9% blue (20, 72, 66).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#144842 color codes

HEX	`#144842`
RGB	`rgb(20, 72, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 28.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 72%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 8%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.23, -18.6, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.23, 18.66, 184.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.589, 5.176, 5.963)`
Decimal	`1329218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144842, 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 #144842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #144842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144842; }
.text { color: #144842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 72 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144842, #143448); }

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Questions

What color is #144842?: #144842 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144842?: The RGB value is 20, 72, 66: 20 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144842?: The complementary color is #48141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.