Colour
#140A09
- #140A09
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#140A09 is a red with RGB values 20, 10, 9 and HSL 5°, 38%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#140A09#140A09
HEX#140A09
RGBrgb(20, 10, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0392, 0.0353
RGB percentages7.8%, 3.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(5.5, 37.9%, 5.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 55%, 7.8%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 55%, 92.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,313,289
CSS custom property--colour: #140A09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness13.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.5:1
Contrast with white19.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#EBF5F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091314
Analogous#14090E, #140F09
Triadic#09140A, #0A0914
Split complementary#091410, #090D14
Tetradic#0E1409, #091314, #100914
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G10
B9
Red20 (7.8%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness5.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 14 · G 0A · B 09
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