What color is #140A1B?

#140A1B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A1B?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 27: 20 red, 10 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A1B?

The complementary color is #111B0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A1B?

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.

#140A1B color

#140A1B rgb(20, 10, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A1B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 10.6% blue (20, 10, 27).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 46% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#140A1B color codes

HEX	`#140A1B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 46%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 63%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 63%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.02, 7.04, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.02, 11.12, 309.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.595, 0.445, 1.091)`
Decimal	`1313307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A1B, 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 #140A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A1B 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 #140A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a1b; }
.text { color: #140a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a1b, #1b0a1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #140A1B?: #140A1B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A1B?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 27: 20 red, 10 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A1B?: The complementary color is #111B0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A1B?: 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.