What color is #140504?

#140504 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140504?

The RGB value is 20, 5, 4: 20 red, 5 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140504?

The complementary color is #041314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140504?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140504 color

#140504 rgb(20, 5, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #140504 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 2% green and 1.6% blue (20, 5, 4).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 67% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 80% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.94:1).

#140504 color codes

HEX	`#140504`
RGB	`rgb(20, 5, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 2%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 67%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 80%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 80%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.4, 4.58, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.4, 5.01, 24.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.365, 0.266, 0.147)`
Decimal	`1312004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140504, 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 #140504	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140504 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.94:1	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 #140504 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140504; }
.text { color: #140504; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140504; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 5 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140504, #140d04); }

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Questions

What color is #140504?: #140504 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140504?: The RGB value is 20, 5, 4: 20 red, 5 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140504?: The complementary color is #041314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140504?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.