What color is #200A12?

#200A12 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 #200A12?

The RGB value is 32, 10, 18: 32 red, 10 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200A12?

The complementary color is #0A2018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200A12 color

#200A12 rgb(32, 10, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #200A12 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 3.9% green and 7.1% blue (32, 10, 18).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 52% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#200A12 color codes

HEX	`#200A12`
RGB	`rgb(32, 10, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 3.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 52%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 69%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 44%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.13, 11.21, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.13, 11.21, 358.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.813, 0.568, 0.639)`
Decimal	`2099730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200A12, 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 #200A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #200A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200a12; }
.text { color: #200a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 10 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200a12, #200d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #200A12?: #200A12 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 #200A12?: The RGB value is 32, 10, 18: 32 red, 10 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200A12?: The complementary color is #0A2018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.