What color is #140A1F?

#140A1F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A1F?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 31: 20 red, 10 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A1F?

The complementary color is #151F0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140A1F color

#140A1F rgb(20, 10, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A1F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 12.2% blue (20, 10, 31).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 51% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#140A1F color codes

HEX	`#140A1F`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 51%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 68%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 68%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.2, 8.3, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.2, 14.17, 305.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.644, 0.465, 1.352)`
Decimal	`1313311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A1F, 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 #140A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #140A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a1f; }
.text { color: #140a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a1f, #1e0a1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140A1F?: #140A1F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A1F?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 31: 20 red, 10 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A1F?: The complementary color is #151F0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.