What color is #140C0A?

#140C0A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140C0A?

The RGB value is 20, 12, 10: 20 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140C0A?

The complementary color is #0A1214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140C0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140C0A color

#140C0A rgb(20, 12, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #140C0A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 4.7% green and 3.9% blue (20, 12, 10).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 33% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 50% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#140C0A color codes

HEX	`#140C0A`
RGB	`rgb(20, 12, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 4.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 33%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 50%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 50%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.92, 2.57, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.92, 3.14, 35.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.475, 0.434, 0.346)`
Decimal	`1313802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140C0A, 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 #140C0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140C0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	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 #140C0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140c0a; }
.text { color: #140c0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140c0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 12 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140c0a, #14110a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #140C0A?: #140C0A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140C0A?: The RGB value is 20, 12, 10: 20 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140C0A?: The complementary color is #0A1214, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140C0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.