#142E1B Hex Color
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A near-black forest green with a heavy gray cast. #142e1b reads hushed and serious, which makes it a solid dominant base for finance branding, eco packaging, or dark mode interfaces. White text hits a 14.6:1 contrast ratio against it, well past WCAG AA. Pair it with dusty peach or muted gold so the palette does not go flat.
Questions about #142e1b
What is #142e1b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #142e1b is rgb(20, 46, 27), in HSL hsl(136, 39%, 13%) and in CMYK 57%, 0%, 41%, 82%.
What colors pair well with #142e1b?
Muted warm tones flatter it most. Try terracotta or dusty peach accents, which bring out its gray undertones, while cool pastels tend to wash it out. For text, plain white reaches a 14.6:1 contrast ratio.
Is #142e1b a warm or cool green?
It reads neutral, leaning slightly warm. The very low saturation and dark value mute the hue, so it comes across as charcoal with a green cast rather than a crisp cool green.
Is #142e1b readable on white or black?
#142e1b has a 14.62:1 contrast ratio on white and 1.43:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.