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#140A00

#140a00 ≈ Smoky Black

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#140a00 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 3.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 92.16% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 3.92% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smoky Black (#100c08), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0037

Complementary

  1. #140a00
  2. #000a14

Split complementary

  1. #140a00
  2. #001414
  3. #000014

Analogous

  1. #140000
  2. #140a00
  3. #141400

Triadic

  1. #140a00
  2. #00140a
  3. #0a0014

Tetradic

  1. #140a00
  2. #0a1400
  3. #000a14
  4. #0a0014

Square

  1. #140a00
  2. #001400
  3. #000a14
  4. #140014

Monochromatic

  1. #140a00
  2. #140a00
  3. #140a00
  4. #603000
  5. #ad5600

Shades

#140a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140a00
  2. #120900
  3. #100800
  4. #0e0700
  5. #0c0600
  6. #0a0500
  7. #080400
  8. #060300
  9. #040200
  10. #020100
  11. #000000

Tints

#140a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140a00
  2. #2c231a
  3. #433b33
  4. #5b544d
  5. #726c66
  6. #8a8580
  7. #a19d99
  8. #b9b6b3
  9. #d0cecc
  10. #e8e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140a00
  2. #1f160d
  3. #2a221a
  4. #342d26
  5. #3f3933
  6. #4a4540
  7. #55514d
  8. #605d5a
  9. #6a6866
  10. #757473
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0c0c0c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #100b07 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e0a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #100d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #170807 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #100a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #120c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #160904 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140a00 {
  color: #140a00;
}
Background
.bg-140a00 {
  background-color: #140a00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140a00 {
  border: 2px solid #140a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 10 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 100% 4%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140a00, #141400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 10 0 / 0.35);
}

#100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 3.01 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 4.16 #000000 Black ΔE 5.50 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.86 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 11.90 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.88 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.64 #ebf5ff Inverted #0c0c0c Grayscale 

Smoky Black
#140a00  rgb(20, 10, 0)  hsl(30, 100%, 4%)  Smoky Black
#000a14  rgb(0, 10, 20)  hsl(210, 100%, 4%)  Rich Black
#00140a  rgb(0, 20, 10)  hsl(150, 100%, 4%)  Black
#0a0014  rgb(10, 0, 20)  hsl(270, 100%, 4%)  Licorice