What color is #201B20?

#201B20 is a very dark, grayish magenta known as Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Demons?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 32: 32 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Demons?

The complementary color is #1B201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Demons color: hex code #201B20

#201B20 rgb(32, 27, 32)

Shades of black

Night Demons has the hex code #201B20. It is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (32, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

Night Demons (#201B20) color codes

HEX	`#201B20`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.52, 3.65, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.52, 4.45, 325.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.248, 1.195, 1.531)`
Decimal	`2104096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Demons, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #201B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #201B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b20; }
.text { color: #201b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b20, #201b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #201B20 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #201B20?: #201B20 is a very dark, grayish magenta known as Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Demons?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 32: 32 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Demons?: The complementary color is #1B201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.