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#14851D Color

#14851D is rgb(20, 133, 29) in RGB, hsl(125, 74%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 78%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14851D
HEX#14851D
RGBrgb(20, 133, 29)
HSLhsl(125, 74%, 30%)
HSVhsv(125, 85%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 78%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.168 143.5)
LABlab(48.32% -46.18 43.45)
LCHlch(48.32% 63.41 136.75)

What #14851D 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 #14851D, 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.

#14851D Channel Values

How #14851D 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 133 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 74% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 85% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 78% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14851D 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14851D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14851D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14851D; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #14851D

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 #14851D.

How #14851D 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#14851D
Protanopia#7A7A1E
Protanomaly#617F1E
Deuteranopia#6F6F25
Deuteranomaly#587822
Tritanopia#357D7D
Tritanomaly#2B8165
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14851D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14851d: #14851D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14851D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14851d': '#14851D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.522, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_14851d">#14851D</color>
SVG fillfill="#14851D"

More Green Colors

#14851D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14851D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14851D?

#14851D is a dark green — rgb(20, 133, 29) in RGB and hsl(125, 74%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #14851D?

#14851D is rgb(20, 133, 29) — red 20, green 133, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14851D?

#14851D converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 78%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14851D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14851D scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14851D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14851D 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 2.44, which is very hard to tell apart.

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