What color is #145409?

#145409 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #145409?

The RGB value is 20, 84, 9: 20 red, 84 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #145409?

The complementary color is #490954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145409?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145409 color

#145409 rgb(20, 84, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #145409 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 32.9% green and 3.5% blue (20, 84, 9).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Forest (#0B5509), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#145409 color codes

HEX	`#145409`
RGB	`rgb(20, 84, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 32.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.66, -34.65, 34.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.66, 48.82, 135.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.508, 6.509, 1.33)`
Decimal	`1332233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145409, 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 #145409	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145409 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #145409 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145409; }
.text { color: #145409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145409; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 84 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145409, #095423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #145409?: #145409 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #145409?: The RGB value is 20, 84, 9: 20 red, 84 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145409?: The complementary color is #490954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145409?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.