What color is #140727?

#140727 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140727?

The RGB value is 20, 7, 39: 20 red, 7 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140727?

The complementary color is #1A2707, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140727?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140727 color

#140727 rgb(20, 7, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #140727 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 2.7% green and 15.3% blue (20, 7, 39).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 70% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#140727 color codes

HEX	`#140727`
RGB	`rgb(20, 7, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 2.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 70%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 82%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 82%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.04, 12.52, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.04, 21.86, 304.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.731, 0.447, 1.967)`
Decimal	`1312551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140727, 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 #140727	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140727 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #140727 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140727; }
.text { color: #140727; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140727; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 7 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140727, #240727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140727?: #140727 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140727?: The RGB value is 20, 7, 39: 20 red, 7 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140727?: The complementary color is #1A2707, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140727?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.