What color is #20140F?

#20140F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20140F?

The RGB value is 32, 20, 15: 32 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20140F?

The complementary color is #0F1B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20140F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20140F color

#20140F rgb(32, 20, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #20140F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 7.8% green and 5.9% blue (32, 20, 15).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 53% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#20140F color codes

HEX	`#20140F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 20, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 7.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 53%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.61, 5.28, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.61, 7.29, 43.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.932, 0.842, 0.565)`
Decimal	`2102287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20140F, 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 #20140F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20140F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #20140F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20140f; }
.text { color: #20140f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20140f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 20 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20140f, #201c0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #20140F?: #20140F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20140F?: The RGB value is 32, 20, 15: 32 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20140F?: The complementary color is #0F1B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20140F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.