What color is #14090B?

#14090B 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 #14090B?

The RGB value is 20, 9, 11: 20 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14090B?

The complementary color is #091412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14090B color

#14090B rgb(20, 9, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #14090B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (20, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 45% 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 19.56:1).

#14090B color codes

HEX	`#14090B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 55%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 45%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.33, 3.96, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.33, 3.99, 7.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.447, 0.368, 0.364)`
Decimal	`1313035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14090B, 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 #14090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #14090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14090b; }
.text { color: #14090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14090b, #140c09); }

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Questions

What color is #14090B?: #14090B 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 #14090B?: The RGB value is 20, 9, 11: 20 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14090B?: The complementary color is #091412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.