What color is #001B20?

#001B20 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001B20?

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

What is the complementary color of #001B20?

The complementary color is #200500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001B20 color

#001B20 rgb(0, 27, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #001B20 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (0, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#001B20 color codes

HEX	`#001B20`
RGB	`rgb(0, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.02, -7.85, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.02, 10.23, 219.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.653, 0.888, 1.503)`
Decimal	`6944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001B20, 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 #001B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #001B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001b20; }
.text { color: #001b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001b20, #000b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001B20?: #001B20 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001B20?: The RGB value is 0, 27, 32: 0 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001B20?: The complementary color is #200500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.