What color is #0A201F?

#0A201F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A201F?

The RGB value is 10, 32, 31: 10 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A201F?

The complementary color is #200A0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A201F color

#0A201F rgb(10, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A201F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (10, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 52% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#0A201F color codes

HEX	`#0A201F`
RGB	`rgb(10, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 52%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 69%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.53, -9.01, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.53, 9.23, 192.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.889, 1.196, 1.48)`
Decimal	`663583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A201F, 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 #0A201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #0A201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a201f; }
.text { color: #0a201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a201f, #0a1620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #0A201F?: #0A201F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A201F?: The RGB value is 10, 32, 31: 10 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A201F?: The complementary color is #200A0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.