What color is #200202?

#200202 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200202?

The RGB value is 32, 2, 2: 32 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200202?

The complementary color is #022020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200202 color

#200202 rgb(32, 2, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #200202 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 0.8% green and 0.8% blue (32, 2, 2).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 88% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 94% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#200202 color codes

HEX	`#200202`
RGB	`rgb(32, 2, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 0.8%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 88%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.21, 11.92, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.21, 12.64, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.628, 0.355, 0.093)`
Decimal	`2097666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200202, 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 #200202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #200202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200202; }
.text { color: #200202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 2 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200202, #201102); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #200202?: #200202 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200202?: The RGB value is 32, 2, 2: 32 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200202?: The complementary color is #022020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.