What color is #14060A?

#14060A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14060A?

The RGB value is 20, 6, 10: 20 red, 6 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14060A?

The complementary color is #061410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14060A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14060A color

#14060A rgb(20, 6, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #14060A is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 2.4% green and 3.9% blue (20, 6, 10).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 54% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 50% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#14060A color codes

HEX	`#14060A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 6, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 2.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 54%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 70%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 50%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.72, 5.01, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.72, 5.01, 0.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.408, 0.301, 0.324)`
Decimal	`1312266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14060A, 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 #14060A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14060A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #14060A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14060a; }
.text { color: #14060a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14060a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 6 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14060a, #140906); }

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Questions

What color is #14060A?: #14060A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14060A?: The RGB value is 20, 6, 10: 20 red, 6 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14060A?: The complementary color is #061410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14060A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.