What color is #140D19?

#140D19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140D19?

The RGB value is 20, 13, 25: 20 red, 13 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140D19?

The complementary color is #12190D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140D19 color

#140D19 rgb(20, 13, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #140D19 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.1% green and 9.8% blue (20, 13, 25).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 32% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.07:1).

#140D19 color codes

HEX	`#140D19`
RGB	`rgb(20, 13, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 32%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 48%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 48%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.58, 5.17, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.58, 8.07, 309.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.608, 0.507, 0.985)`
Decimal	`1314073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140D19, 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 #140D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.07:1	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 #140D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140d19; }
.text { color: #140d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 13 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140d19, #190d18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #140D19?: #140D19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140D19?: The RGB value is 20, 13, 25: 20 red, 13 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140D19?: The complementary color is #12190D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.