What color is #200F35?

#200F35 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #200F35?

The RGB value is 32, 15, 53: 32 red, 15 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #200F35?

The complementary color is #24350F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #200F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#200F35 color

#200F35 rgb(32, 15, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #200F35 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 5.9% green and 20.8% blue (32, 15, 53).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 56% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#200F35 color codes

HEX	`#200F35`
RGB	`rgb(32, 15, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 5.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 56%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 72%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 72%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.18, 18.6, -21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.18, 28.59, 310.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.409, 0.906, 3.468)`
Decimal	`2101045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #200F35, 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 #200F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#200F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #200F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #200f35; }
.text { color: #200f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #200f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 15 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #200f35, #330f35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #200F35?: #200F35 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #200F35?: The RGB value is 32, 15, 53: 32 red, 15 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #200F35?: The complementary color is #24350F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #200F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.