What color is #140B0B?

#140B0B 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 #140B0B?

The RGB value is 20, 11, 11: 20 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140B0B?

The complementary color is #0B1414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140B0B color

#140B0B rgb(20, 11, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #140B0B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (20, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#140B0B color codes

HEX	`#140B0B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.72, 3.14, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.72, 3.33, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.469, 0.412, 0.371)`
Decimal	`1313547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140B0B, 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 #140B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #140B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140b0b; }
.text { color: #140b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140b0b, #14100b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #140B0B?: #140B0B 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 #140B0B?: The RGB value is 20, 11, 11: 20 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140B0B?: The complementary color is #0B1414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.