What color is #140120?

#140120 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140120?

The RGB value is 20, 1, 32: 20 red, 1 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140120?

The complementary color is #0D2001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140120 color

#140120 rgb(20, 1, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #140120 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 0.4% green and 12.5% blue (20, 1, 32).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 94% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.91:1).

#140120 color codes

HEX	`#140120`
RGB	`rgb(20, 1, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 0.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 94%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 97%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.48, 12.24, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.48, 19.27, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.56, 0.275, 1.39)`
Decimal	`1311008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140120, 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 #140120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #140120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140120; }
.text { color: #140120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 1 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140120, #20011d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140120?: #140120 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140120?: The RGB value is 20, 1, 32: 20 red, 1 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140120?: The complementary color is #0D2001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.