What color is #140A2E?

#140A2E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A2E?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 46: 20 red, 10 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A2E?

The complementary color is #242E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140A2E color

#140A2E rgb(20, 10, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A2E is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 18% blue (20, 10, 46).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 64% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#140A2E color codes

HEX	`#140A2E`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 64%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 78%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 78%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.09, 14.5, -21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.09, 26, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.89, 0.563, 2.646)`
Decimal	`1313326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A2E, 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 #140A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #140A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a2e; }
.text { color: #140a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a2e, #260a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140A2E?: #140A2E is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A2E?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 46: 20 red, 10 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A2E?: The complementary color is #242E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.