What color is #140D09?

#140D09 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140D09?

The RGB value is 20, 13, 9: 20 red, 13 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140D09?

The complementary color is #091014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140D09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140D09 color

#140D09 rgb(20, 13, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #140D09 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.1% green and 3.5% blue (20, 13, 9).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 55% 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 19.24:1).

#140D09 color codes

HEX	`#140D09`
RGB	`rgb(20, 13, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 55%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.12, 1.97, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.12, 3.19, 51.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.482, 0.456, 0.321)`
Decimal	`1314057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140D09, 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 #140D09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140D09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #140D09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140d09; }
.text { color: #140d09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140d09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 13 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140d09, #141209); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #140D09?: #140D09 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140D09?: The RGB value is 20, 13, 9: 20 red, 13 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140D09?: The complementary color is #091014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140D09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.