What color is #140302?

#140302 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140302?

The RGB value is 20, 3, 2: 20 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140302?

The complementary color is #021314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140302?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140302 color

#140302 rgb(20, 3, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #140302 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 1.2% green and 0.8% blue (20, 3, 2).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 90% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#140302 color codes

HEX	`#140302`
RGB	`rgb(20, 3, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 1.2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 90%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.97, 5.1, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.97, 5.57, 23.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.332, 0.218, 0.082)`
Decimal	`1311490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140302, 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 #140302	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140302 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #140302 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140302; }
.text { color: #140302; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140302; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 3 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140302, #140c02); }

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Questions

What color is #140302?: #140302 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140302?: The RGB value is 20, 3, 2: 20 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140302?: The complementary color is #021314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140302?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.