What color is #140F12?

#140F12 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140F12?

The RGB value is 20, 15, 18: 20 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140F12?

The complementary color is #0F1411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140F12 color

#140F12 rgb(20, 15, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #140F12 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.9% green and 7.1% blue (20, 15, 18).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.97:1).

#140F12 color codes

HEX	`#140F12`
RGB	`rgb(20, 15, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 25%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.82, 2.49, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.82, 2.66, 339.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.568, 0.534, 0.645)`
Decimal	`1314578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140F12, 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 #140F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.97:1	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 #140F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140f12; }
.text { color: #140f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 15 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140f12, #140f10); }

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Questions

What color is #140F12?: #140F12 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140F12?: The RGB value is 20, 15, 18: 20 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140F12?: The complementary color is #0F1411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.