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#14280B Color

#14280B is rgb(20, 40, 11) in RGB, hsl(101, 57%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 73%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), visibly different at ΔE 10.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14280B
HEX#14280B
RGBrgb(20, 40, 11)
HSLhsl(101, 57%, 10%)
HSVhsv(101, 73%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 73%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(25.2% 0.056 137.1)
LABlab(13.81% -13.59 15.23)
LCHlch(13.81% 20.41 131.75)

What #14280B 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 #14280B, 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.

#14280B Channel Values

How #14280B 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 40 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 57% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 73% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.69:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14280B 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 text15.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14280B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14280B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #14280B

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14280B.

How #14280B 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#14280B
Protanopia#25250B
Protanomaly#20260B
Deuteranopia#23230C
Deuteranomaly#1E250C
Tritanopia#182626
Tritanomaly#17271E
Achromatopsia#232323

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14280B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14280b: #14280B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14280B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14280b': '#14280B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.157, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_14280b">#14280B</color>
SVG fillfill="#14280B"

More Green Colors

#14280B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14280B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14280B?

#14280B is a darkest green — rgb(20, 40, 11) in RGB and hsl(101, 57%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.56.

What is the RGB value of #14280B?

#14280B is rgb(20, 40, 11) — red 20, green 40, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14280B?

#14280B converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 73%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14280B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14280B scores 15.69:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14280B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14280B 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 24.64, which is visibly different.

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