What color is #149200?

#149200 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #149200?

The RGB value is 20, 146, 0: 20 red, 146 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #149200?

The complementary color is #7E0092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #149200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#149200 color

#149200 rgb(20, 146, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #149200 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 57.3% green and 0% blue (20, 146, 0).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Green (#009000), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#149200 color codes

HEX	`#149200`
RGB	`rgb(20, 146, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 57.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 100%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, -55.38, 55.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 78.12, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.567, 20.705, 3.44)`
Decimal	`1348096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #149200, 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 #149200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#149200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #149200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #149200; }
.text { color: #149200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #149200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 146 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #149200, #009235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #149200?: #149200 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #149200?: The RGB value is 20, 146, 0: 20 red, 146 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #149200?: The complementary color is #7E0092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #149200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.