What color is #14530A?

#14530A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14530A?

The RGB value is 20, 83, 10: 20 red, 83 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14530A?

The complementary color is #490A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14530A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14530A color

#14530A rgb(20, 83, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #14530A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 32.5% green and 3.9% blue (20, 83, 10).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 78% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Forest (#0B5509), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#14530A color codes

HEX	`#14530A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 83, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 32.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 78%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 88%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 88%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, -34.22, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 48.04, 135.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.436, 6.357, 1.333)`
Decimal	`1331978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14530A, 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 #14530A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14530A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #14530A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14530a; }
.text { color: #14530a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14530a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 83 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14530a, #0a5325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #14530A?: #14530A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14530A?: The RGB value is 20, 83, 10: 20 red, 83 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14530A?: The complementary color is #490A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14530A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.