What color is #00200A?

#00200A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00200A?

The RGB value is 0, 32, 10: 0 red, 32 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00200A?

The complementary color is #200016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00200A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00200A color

#00200A rgb(0, 32, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #00200A is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.5% green and 3.9% blue (0, 32, 10).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#00200A color codes

HEX	`#00200A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 32, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 69%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.44, -17.29, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.44, 19.82, 150.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.571, 1.055, 0.461)`
Decimal	`8202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00200A, 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 #00200A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00200A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #00200A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00200a; }
.text { color: #00200a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00200a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 32 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00200a, #00201a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00200A?: #00200A is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00200A?: The RGB value is 0, 32, 10: 0 red, 32 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00200A?: The complementary color is #200016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00200A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.