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#140701 Color

#140701 is rgb(20, 7, 1) in RGB, hsl(19, 90%, 4%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 95%, 92%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#140701
HEX#140701
RGBrgb(20, 7, 1)
HSLhsl(19, 90%, 4%)
HSVhsv(19, 95%, 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 95%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(14.7% 0.031 57.1)
LABlab(2.80% 3.73 3.84)
LCHlch(2.80% 5.36 45.82)

What #140701 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #140701, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#140701 Channel Values

How #140701 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 7 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 90% · L 4%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 95% · V 8%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 95% · K 92%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.8:1 vs white · 1.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #140701 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #140701 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #140701

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #140701; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #140701

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #140701.

How #140701 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#140701
Protanopia#0A0A01
Protanomaly#0E0901
Deuteranopia#0C0C01
Deuteranomaly#100A01
Tritanopia#140606
Tritanomaly#140704
Achromatopsia#0A0A0A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #140701 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-140701: #140701;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #140701;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-140701': '#140701' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.027, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_140701">#140701</color>
SVG fillfill="#140701"

More Brown Colors

#140701 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#140701 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #140701?

#140701 is a darkest brown — rgb(20, 7, 1) in RGB and hsl(19, 90%, 4%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #140701?

#140701 is rgb(20, 7, 1) — red 20, green 7, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #140701?

#140701 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 95%, 92%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #140701 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #140701 scores 19.8:1 against white and 1.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #140701 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #140701 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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