What color is #020200?

#020200 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020200?

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

What is the complementary color of #020200?

The complementary color is #000002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020200 color

#020200 rgb(2, 2, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #020200 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 0% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 99% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.77:1).

#020200 color codes

HEX	`#020200`
RGB	`rgb(2, 2, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 0.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 0%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 1%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 99%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.51, -0.28, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.51, 0.81, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.047, 0.056, 0.008)`
Decimal	`131584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020200, 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 #020200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.77:1	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 #020200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020200; }
.text { color: #020200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 2 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020200, #010200); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020200?: #020200 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020200?: The RGB value is 2, 2, 0: 2 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020200?: The complementary color is #000002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.