What color is #140B26?

#140B26 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140B26?

The RGB value is 20, 11, 38: 20 red, 11 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140B26?

The complementary color is #1D260B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140B26 color

#140B26 rgb(20, 11, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #140B26 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 4.3% green and 14.9% blue (20, 11, 38).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 55% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#140B26 color codes

HEX	`#140B26`
RGB	`rgb(20, 11, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 4.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 55%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 71%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 71%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.77, 10.49, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.77, 19.15, 303.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.758, 0.528, 1.895)`
Decimal	`1313574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140B26, 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 #140B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #140B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140b26; }
.text { color: #140b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 11 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140b26, #210b26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140B26?: #140B26 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140B26?: The RGB value is 20, 11, 38: 20 red, 11 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140B26?: The complementary color is #1D260B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.