What color is #140A11?

#140A11 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A11?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 17: 20 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A11?

The complementary color is #0A140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140A11 color

#140A11 rgb(20, 10, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A11 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 6.7% blue (20, 10, 17).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 15% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#140A11 color codes

HEX	`#140A11`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 50%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 15%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.67, 4.59, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.67, 5.01, 336.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.498, 0.406, 0.582)`
Decimal	`1313297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A11, 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 #140A11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #140A11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a11; }
.text { color: #140a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a11, #140a0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #140A11?: #140A11 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A11?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 17: 20 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A11?: The complementary color is #0A140D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.