What color is #14070E?

#14070E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14070E?

The RGB value is 20, 7, 14: 20 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14070E?

The complementary color is #07140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14070E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14070E color

#14070E rgb(20, 7, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #14070E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 2.7% green and 5.5% blue (20, 7, 14).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 48% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.69:1).

#14070E color codes

HEX	`#14070E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 7, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 2.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 48%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 65%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3, 5.23, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3, 5.41, 345.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.444, 0.332, 0.456)`
Decimal	`1312526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14070E, 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 #14070E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14070E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #14070E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14070e; }
.text { color: #14070e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14070e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 7 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14070e, #140708); }

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Questions

What color is #14070E?: #14070E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14070E?: The RGB value is 20, 7, 14: 20 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14070E?: The complementary color is #07140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14070E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.