What color is #145D20?

#145D20 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #145D20?

The RGB value is 20, 93, 32: 20 red, 93 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #145D20?

The complementary color is #5D1451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145D20 color

#145D20 rgb(20, 93, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #145D20 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 36.5% green and 12.5% blue (20, 93, 32).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 65% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#145D20 color codes

HEX	`#145D20`
RGB	`rgb(20, 93, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 36.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 65%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 78%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, -35.78, 28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 45.57, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.463, 8.081, 2.691)`
Decimal	`1334560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145D20, 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 #145D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #145D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145d20; }
.text { color: #145d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 93 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145d20, #145d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #145D20?: #145D20 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #145D20?: The RGB value is 20, 93, 32: 20 red, 93 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145D20?: The complementary color is #5D1451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.