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#14241E Color

#14241E is rgb(20, 36, 30) in RGB, hsl(158, 29%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14241E
HEX#14241E
RGBrgb(20, 36, 30)
HSLhsl(158, 29%, 11%)
HSVhsv(158, 44%, 14%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(24.4% 0.025 168.7)
LABlab(12.60% -8.38 1.77)
LCHlch(12.60% 8.57 168.05)

What #14241E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #14241E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#14241E Channel Values

How #14241E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 36 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 29% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 44% · V 14%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 86%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.14:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14241E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14241E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14241E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #14241E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14241E.

How #14241E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#14241E
Protanopia#22221E
Protanomaly#1D231E
Deuteranopia#20201E
Deuteranomaly#1B211E
Tritanopia#152323
Tritanomaly#152421
Achromatopsia#212121

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14241E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-14241e: #14241E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14241E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14241e': '#14241E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.141, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_14241e">#14241E</color>
SVG fillfill="#14241E"

More Green Colors

#14241E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14241E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14241E?

#14241E is a darkest green — rgb(20, 36, 30) in RGB and hsl(158, 29%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #14241E?

#14241E is rgb(20, 36, 30) — red 20, green 36, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14241E?

#14241E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14241E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14241E scores 16.14:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14241E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14241E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.24, which is visibly different.

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