What color is #200910?

#200910 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200910?

The RGB value is 32, 9, 16: 32 red, 9 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200910?

The complementary color is #092019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200910?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200910 color

#200910 rgb(32, 9, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #200910 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 3.5% green and 6.3% blue (32, 9, 16).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 56% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#200910 color codes

HEX	`#200910`
RGB	`rgb(32, 9, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 3.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 56%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 72%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.88, 11.21, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.88, 11.22, 2.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.787, 0.54, 0.553)`
Decimal	`2099472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200910, 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 #200910	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200910 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #200910 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200910; }
.text { color: #200910; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200910; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 9 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200910, #200e09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #200910?: #200910 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200910?: The RGB value is 32, 9, 16: 32 red, 9 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200910?: The complementary color is #092019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200910?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.