What color is #20090A?

#20090A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20090A?

The RGB value is 32, 9, 10: 32 red, 9 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20090A?

The complementary color is #09201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20090A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20090A color

#20090A rgb(32, 9, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #20090A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 3.5% green and 3.9% blue (32, 9, 10).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 56% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 69% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#20090A color codes

HEX	`#20090A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 9, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 3.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 56%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 72%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 69%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.74, 10.23, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.74, 10.71, 17.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.748, 0.524, 0.349)`
Decimal	`2099466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20090A, 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 #20090A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20090A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #20090A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20090a; }
.text { color: #20090a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20090a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 9 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20090a, #201309); }

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Questions

What color is #20090A?: #20090A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20090A?: The RGB value is 32, 9, 10: 32 red, 9 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20090A?: The complementary color is #09201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20090A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.