What color is #200A1D?

#200A1D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200A1D?

The RGB value is 32, 10, 29: 32 red, 10 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200A1D?

The complementary color is #0A200D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200A1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200A1D color

#200A1D rgb(32, 10, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #200A1D is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 3.9% green and 11.4% blue (32, 10, 29).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 52% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#200A1D color codes

HEX	`#200A1D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 10, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 3.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 52%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 69%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.54, 13.96, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.54, 15.97, 330.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.926, 0.613, 1.232)`
Decimal	`2099741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200A1D, 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 #200A1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200A1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #200A1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200a1d; }
.text { color: #200a1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200a1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 10 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200a1d, #200a12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #200A1D?: #200A1D is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200A1D?: The RGB value is 32, 10, 29: 32 red, 10 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200A1D?: The complementary color is #0A200D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200A1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.