Nero Color

#140600

Nero is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #ebf9ff
Complementary Color #000d14
Color Shade: warm red (18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 3.92% (better contrasting with white)
Nero Color Sample
Nero Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #140600

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nero Color. The 90% Cocoa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brown Pod (#401801) for more calm effect. Try Chocolate Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#000d14 is the best complementary color to Nero. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #140600 complementary color is Swamp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nero are #140003 and #141000. Thus found on the left and right of #140600 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Diesel and Nero colors as they work well with Nero.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nero palette consists of #000314 and #001410 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#000d14). Try Black Russian and Swamp colors in combination with #140600, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #140600 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nero. Thus Black Russian and Deep Fir giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nero contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp, Deep Fir, and Black Russian split by 90° on the color wheel. #140600 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nero tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#000d14) and two others. The Deep Fir is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Diesel – 120° from the complementary Swamp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #001406 and #14000d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #140600 is made of 77% red, 23% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Nero has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 3.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #140600 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 92.16% black ink.

HEX #140600
RGB Decimal rgb(20,6,0)
RGB Percentage 77%, 23%, 0%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 7.84, 92.16
HSL hsl(18,100%,3.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18,100%,7.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(2.5199,3.6237,3.8411)
XYZ xyz(0.3536,0.279,0.0352)
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