What color is #200D13?

#200D13 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200D13?

The RGB value is 32, 13, 19: 32 red, 13 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200D13?

The complementary color is #0D201A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200D13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200D13 color

#200D13 rgb(32, 13, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #200D13 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.1% green and 7.5% blue (32, 13, 19).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 41% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#200D13 color codes

HEX	`#200D13`
RGB	`rgb(32, 13, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 42%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 59%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 41%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.8, 10.11, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.8, 10.11, 0.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.857, 0.642, 0.695)`
Decimal	`2100499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200D13, 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 #200D13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200D13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #200D13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200d13; }
.text { color: #200d13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200d13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 13 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200d13, #20110d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #200D13?: #200D13 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200D13?: The RGB value is 32, 13, 19: 32 red, 13 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200D13?: The complementary color is #0D201A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200D13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.