What color is #145B3D?

#145B3D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #145B3D?

The RGB value is 20, 91, 61: 20 red, 91 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #145B3D?

The complementary color is #5B1432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145B3D color

#145B3D rgb(20, 91, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #145B3D is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 35.7% green and 23.9% blue (20, 91, 61).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 64% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#145B3D color codes

HEX	`#145B3D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 91, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 35.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 64%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 78%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, -29.42, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 31.5, 159.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.871, 7.967, 5.695)`
Decimal	`1334077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145B3D, 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 #145B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #145B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145b3d; }
.text { color: #145b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 91 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145b3d, #14565b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #145B3D?: #145B3D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #145B3D?: The RGB value is 20, 91, 61: 20 red, 91 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145B3D?: The complementary color is #5B1432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.