What color is #140001?

#140001 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140001?

The RGB value is 20, 0, 1: 20 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140001?

The complementary color is #001413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140001 color

#140001 rgb(20, 0, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #140001 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (20, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 95% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#140001 color codes

HEX	`#140001`
RGB	`rgb(20, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 95%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.36, 6.17, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.36, 6.41, 15.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.294, 0.151, 0.042)`
Decimal	`1310721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140001, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #140001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #140001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140001; }
.text { color: #140001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140001, #140900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #140001?: #140001 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140001?: The RGB value is 20, 0, 1: 20 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140001?: The complementary color is #001413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.