What color is #000201?

#000201 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000201?

The RGB value is 0, 2, 1: 0 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000201?

The complementary color is #020001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000201 color

#000201 rgb(0, 2, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #000201 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0.8% green and 0.4% blue (0, 2, 1).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 0% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 99% black.

The closest named color is Black (#000000), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.81:1).

#000201 color codes

HEX	`#000201`
RGB	`rgb(0, 2, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 0%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 100%, 1%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 99%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.41, -0.66, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.41, 0.69, 163.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.027, 0.046, 0.036)`
Decimal	`513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000201, 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 #000201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #000201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000201; }
.text { color: #000201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 2 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000201, #000202); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #000201?: #000201 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000201?: The RGB value is 0, 2, 1: 0 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000201?: The complementary color is #020001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.