What color is #14AA00?

#14AA00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14AA00?

The RGB value is 20, 170, 0: 20 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14AA00?

The complementary color is #9600AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14AA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14AA00 color

#14AA00 rgb(20, 170, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #14AA00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (20, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Always Greener (#11AA00), a difference of 0.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#14AA00 color codes

HEX	`#14AA00`
RGB	`rgb(20, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, -62.4, 61.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 87.65, 135.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.662, 28.896, 4.805)`
Decimal	`1354240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14AA00, 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 #14AA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#14AA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #14AA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14aa00; }
.text { color: #14aa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14aa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14aa00, #00aa41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #14AA00?: #14AA00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14AA00?: The RGB value is 20, 170, 0: 20 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14AA00?: The complementary color is #9600AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14AA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.