What color is #140F2B?

#140F2B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140F2B?

The RGB value is 20, 15, 43: 20 red, 15 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140F2B?

The complementary color is #262B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140F2B color

#140F2B rgb(20, 15, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #140F2B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 5.9% green and 16.9% blue (20, 15, 43).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#140F2B color codes

HEX	`#140F2B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 15, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 5.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 65%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 65%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6, 10.75, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6, 20.85, 301.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.895, 0.665, 2.366)`
Decimal	`1314603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140F2B, 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 #140F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #140F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140f2b; }
.text { color: #140f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 15 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140f2b, #220f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140F2B?: #140F2B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140F2B?: The RGB value is 20, 15, 43: 20 red, 15 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140F2B?: The complementary color is #262B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.