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#140800 Color

#140800 is rgb(20, 8, 0) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 4%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 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 3.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#140800
HEX#140800
RGBrgb(20, 8, 0)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 4%)
HSVhsv(24, 100%, 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(15% 0.033 67.6)
LABlab(2.98% 3.26 4.51)
LCHlch(2.98% 5.56 54.16)

What #140800 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 #140800, 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.

#140800 Channel Values

How #140800 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 8 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 4%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 100% · V 8%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 100% · K 92%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.73:1 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 #140800 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 text19.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #140800 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #140800

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #140800; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #140800

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 #140800.

How #140800 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#140800
Protanopia#0B0B00
Protanomaly#0F0A00
Deuteranopia#0D0D00
Deuteranomaly#100B00
Tritanopia#150707
Tritanomaly#140704
Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #140800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-140800: #140800;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #140800;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-140800': '#140800' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.031, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_140800">#140800</color>
SVG fillfill="#140800"

More Brown Colors

#140800 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#140800 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #140800?

#140800 is a darkest brown — rgb(20, 8, 0) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 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 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #140800?

#140800 is rgb(20, 8, 0) — red 20, green 8, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #140800?

#140800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 92%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #140800 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #140800 scores 19.73:1 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 #140800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #140800 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 6.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #140800 in a Tool

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