What color is #140B20?

#140B20 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140B20?

The RGB value is 20, 11, 32: 20 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140B20?

The complementary color is #17200B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140B20 color

#140B20 rgb(20, 11, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #140B20 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 4.3% green and 12.5% blue (20, 11, 32).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#140B20 color codes

HEX	`#140B20`
RGB	`rgb(20, 11, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 4.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 66%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.45, 8.23, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.45, 14.46, 304.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.669, 0.492, 1.426)`
Decimal	`1313568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140B20, 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 #140B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #140B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140b20; }
.text { color: #140b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 11 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140b20, #1f0b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140B20?: #140B20 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140B20?: The RGB value is 20, 11, 32: 20 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140B20?: The complementary color is #17200B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.