What color is #140E23?

#140E23 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 #140E23?

The RGB value is 20, 14, 35: 20 red, 14 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140E23?

The complementary color is #1D230E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140E23 color

#140E23 rgb(20, 14, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #140E23 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.5% green and 13.7% blue (20, 14, 35).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#140E23 color codes

HEX	`#140E23`
RGB	`rgb(20, 14, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 60%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.28, 7.93, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.28, 15.18, 301.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.749, 0.584, 1.663)`
Decimal	`1314339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140E23, 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 #140E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #140E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140e23; }
.text { color: #140e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 14 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140e23, #1f0e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140E23?: #140E23 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 #140E23?: The RGB value is 20, 14, 35: 20 red, 14 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140E23?: The complementary color is #1D230E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.