What color is #140D23?

#140D23 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 #140D23?

The RGB value is 20, 13, 35: 20 red, 13 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140D23?

The complementary color is #1C230D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140D23 color

#140D23 rgb(20, 13, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #140D23 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.1% green and 13.7% blue (20, 13, 35).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 46% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% 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 18.89:1).

#140D23 color codes

HEX	`#140D23`
RGB	`rgb(20, 13, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 46%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 63%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 63%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.04, 8.42, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.04, 15.74, 302.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.736, 0.558, 1.659)`
Decimal	`1314083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140D23, 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 #140D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #140D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140d23; }
.text { color: #140d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 13 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140d23, #1f0d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140D23?: #140D23 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 #140D23?: The RGB value is 20, 13, 35: 20 red, 13 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140D23?: The complementary color is #1C230D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.