What color is #200F1D?

#200F1D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200F1D?

The RGB value is 32, 15, 29: 32 red, 15 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200F1D?

The complementary color is #0F2012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200F1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200F1D color

#200F1D rgb(32, 15, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #200F1D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.9% green and 11.4% blue (32, 15, 29).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#200F1D color codes

HEX	`#200F1D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 15, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 53%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.66, 11.45, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.66, 12.96, 332.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.988, 0.737, 1.252)`
Decimal	`2101021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200F1D, 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 #200F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200F1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #200F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200f1d; }
.text { color: #200f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 15 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200f1d, #200f14); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #200F1D?: #200F1D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200F1D?: The RGB value is 32, 15, 29: 32 red, 15 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200F1D?: The complementary color is #0F2012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200F1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.