What color is #140220?

#140220 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140220?

The RGB value is 20, 2, 32: 20 red, 2 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140220?

The complementary color is #0E2002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140220 color

#140220 rgb(20, 2, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #140220 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 0.8% green and 12.5% blue (20, 2, 32).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 88% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.82:1).

#140220 color codes

HEX	`#140220`
RGB	`rgb(20, 2, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 0.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 88%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 94%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.68, 11.84, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.68, 18.78, 309.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.571, 0.296, 1.393)`
Decimal	`1311264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140220, 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 #140220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #140220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140220; }
.text { color: #140220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 2 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140220, #20021d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140220?: #140220 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140220?: The RGB value is 20, 2, 32: 20 red, 2 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140220?: The complementary color is #0E2002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.