What color is #140A0C?

#140A0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A0C?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 12: 20 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A0C?

The complementary color is #0A1412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140A0C color

#140A0C rgb(20, 10, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A0C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 4.7% blue (20, 10, 12).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 40% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#140A0C color codes

HEX	`#140A0C`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 50%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 40%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.54, 3.71, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.54, 3.73, 6.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.463, 0.392, 0.399)`
Decimal	`1313292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A0C, 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 #140A0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #140A0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a0c; }
.text { color: #140a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a0c, #140d0a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #140A0C?: #140A0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A0C?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 12: 20 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A0C?: The complementary color is #0A1412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.