What color is #00201A?

#00201A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00201A?

The RGB value is 0, 32, 26: 0 red, 32 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00201A?

The complementary color is #200006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00201A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00201A color

#00201A rgb(0, 32, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #00201A is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.5% green and 10.2% blue (0, 32, 26).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#00201A color codes

HEX	`#00201A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 32, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 19%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.86, -13.69, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.86, 13.71, 177.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.703, 1.108, 1.154)`
Decimal	`8218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00201A, 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 #00201A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00201A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #00201A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00201a; }
.text { color: #00201a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00201a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 32 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00201a, #001620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #00201A?: #00201A is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00201A?: The RGB value is 0, 32, 26: 0 red, 32 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00201A?: The complementary color is #200006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00201A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.