What color is #200515?

#200515 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200515?

The RGB value is 32, 5, 21: 32 red, 5 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200515?

The complementary color is #052010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200515 color

#200515 rgb(32, 5, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #200515 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 2% green and 8.2% blue (32, 5, 21).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 73% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#200515 color codes

HEX	`#200515`
RGB	`rgb(32, 5, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 73%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 84%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 34%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.24, 13.88, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.24, 14.32, 345.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.785, 0.47, 0.759)`
Decimal	`2098453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200515, 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 #200515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #200515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200515; }
.text { color: #200515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 5 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200515, #200507); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #200515?: #200515 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200515?: The RGB value is 32, 5, 21: 32 red, 5 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200515?: The complementary color is #052010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.