What color is #140F15?

#140F15 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140F15?

The RGB value is 20, 15, 21: 20 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140F15?

The complementary color is #10150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140F15 color

#140F15 rgb(20, 15, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #140F15 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.9% green and 8.2% blue (20, 15, 21).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#140F15 color codes

HEX	`#140F15`
RGB	`rgb(20, 15, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.92, 3.16, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.92, 4.17, 319.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.595, 0.545, 0.783)`
Decimal	`1314581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140F15, 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 #140F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	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 #140F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140f15; }
.text { color: #140f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 15 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140f15, #150f13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #140F15?: #140F15 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140F15?: The RGB value is 20, 15, 21: 20 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140F15?: The complementary color is #10150F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.