What color is #200E0C?

#200E0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200E0C?

The RGB value is 32, 14, 12: 32 red, 14 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200E0C?

The complementary color is #0C1E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200E0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200E0C color

#200E0C rgb(32, 14, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #200E0C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.5% green and 4.7% blue (32, 14, 12).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 45% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 62% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#200E0C color codes

HEX	`#200E0C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 14, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 45%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 63%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 62%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.85, 8.33, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.85, 9.22, 25.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.819, 0.648, 0.43)`
Decimal	`2100748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200E0C, 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 #200E0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200E0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #200E0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200e0c; }
.text { color: #200e0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200e0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 14 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200e0c, #20180c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #200E0C?: #200E0C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200E0C?: The RGB value is 32, 14, 12: 32 red, 14 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200E0C?: The complementary color is #0C1E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200E0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.