What color is #140F18?

#140F18 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140F18?

The RGB value is 20, 15, 24: 20 red, 15 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140F18?

The complementary color is #13180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140F18 color

#140F18 rgb(20, 15, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #140F18 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.9% green and 9.4% blue (20, 15, 24).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 23% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#140F18 color codes

HEX	`#140F18`
RGB	`rgb(20, 15, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 23%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 38%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.03, 3.91, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.03, 6.16, 309.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.624, 0.556, 0.938)`
Decimal	`1314584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140F18, 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 #140F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #140F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140f18; }
.text { color: #140f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 15 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140f18, #180f18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #140F18?: #140F18 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140F18?: The RGB value is 20, 15, 24: 20 red, 15 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140F18?: The complementary color is #13180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.