What color is #140E03?

#140E03 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140E03?

The RGB value is 20, 14, 3: 20 red, 14 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140E03?

The complementary color is #030914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140E03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140E03 color

#140E03 rgb(20, 14, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #140E03 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.5% green and 1.2% blue (20, 14, 3).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 74% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 85% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#140E03 color codes

HEX	`#140E03`
RGB	`rgb(20, 14, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 74%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 85%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 85%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.24, 0.65, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.24, 5.17, 82.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.462, 0.469, 0.152)`
Decimal	`1314307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140E03, 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 #140E03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140E03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #140E03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140e03; }
.text { color: #140e03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140e03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 14 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140e03, #121403); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #140E03?: #140E03 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140E03?: The RGB value is 20, 14, 3: 20 red, 14 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140E03?: The complementary color is #030914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140E03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.