What color is #200B13?

#200B13 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200B13?

The RGB value is 32, 11, 19: 32 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200B13?

The complementary color is #0B2018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200B13 color

#200B13 rgb(32, 11, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #200B13 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 4.3% green and 7.5% blue (32, 11, 19).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 41% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#200B13 color codes

HEX	`#200B13`
RGB	`rgb(32, 11, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 4.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 41%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.36, 11.01, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.36, 11.03, 356.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.833, 0.594, 0.687)`
Decimal	`2099987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200B13, 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 #200B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	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 #200B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200b13; }
.text { color: #200b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 11 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200b13, #200e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #200B13?: #200B13 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200B13?: The RGB value is 32, 11, 19: 32 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200B13?: The complementary color is #0B2018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.