What color is #200C19?

#200C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200C19?

The RGB value is 32, 12, 25: 32 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200C19?

The complementary color is #0C2013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200C19 color

#200C19 rgb(32, 12, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #200C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 4.7% green and 9.8% blue (32, 12, 25).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 22% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#200C19 color codes

HEX	`#200C19`
RGB	`rgb(32, 12, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 4.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 63%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 22%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.78, 11.99, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.78, 12.72, 340.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.903, 0.64, 0.996)`
Decimal	`2100249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200C19, 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 #200C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #200C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200c19; }
.text { color: #200c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 12 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200c19, #200c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #200C19?: #200C19 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200C19?: The RGB value is 32, 12, 25: 32 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200C19?: The complementary color is #0C2013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.