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#14901A Color

#14901A is rgb(20, 144, 26) in RGB, hsl(123, 76%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 82%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is India Green (#138808), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14901A
HEX#14901A
RGBrgb(20, 144, 26)
HSLhsl(123, 76%, 32%)
HSVhsv(123, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 82%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.182 143.1)
LABlab(52.08% -49.52 47.92)
LCHlch(52.08% 68.91 135.94)

What #14901A 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 #14901A, 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.

#14901A Channel Values

How #14901A 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 144 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 76% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 86% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14901A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14901A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14901A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14901A; 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 #14901A

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 #14901A.

How #14901A 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#14901A
Protanopia#84841C
Protanomaly#69891B
Deuteranopia#787824
Deuteranomaly#608221
Tritanopia#398888
Tritanomaly#2E8B6C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14901A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14901a: #14901A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14901A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14901a': '#14901A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.565, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_14901a">#14901A</color>
SVG fillfill="#14901A"

More Green Colors

#14901A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14901A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14901A?

#14901A is a dark green — rgb(20, 144, 26) in RGB and hsl(123, 76%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is India Green (#138808), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #14901A?

#14901A is rgb(20, 144, 26) — red 20, green 144, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14901A?

#14901A converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 82%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14901A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14901A scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14901A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14901A 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 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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