What color is #140808?

#140808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140808?

The RGB value is 20, 8, 8: 20 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140808?

The complementary color is #081414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140808 color

#140808 rgb(20, 8, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #140808 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.1% green and 3.1% blue (20, 8, 8).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#140808 color codes

HEX	`#140808`
RGB	`rgb(20, 8, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.07, 3.93, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.07, 4.17, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.419, 0.34, 0.273)`
Decimal	`1312776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140808, 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 #140808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	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 #140808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140808; }
.text { color: #140808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 8 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140808, #140e08); }

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Questions

What color is #140808?: #140808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140808?: The RGB value is 20, 8, 8: 20 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140808?: The complementary color is #081414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.