What color is #20101F?

#20101F 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 #20101F?

The RGB value is 32, 16, 31: 32 red, 16 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20101F?

The complementary color is #102011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20101F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20101F color

#20101F rgb(32, 16, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #20101F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 6.3% green and 12.2% blue (32, 16, 31).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#20101F color codes

HEX	`#20101F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 16, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 6.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.02, 11.38, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.02, 13.4, 328.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.028, 0.777, 1.392)`
Decimal	`2101279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20101F, 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 #20101F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20101F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #20101F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20101f; }
.text { color: #20101f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20101f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 16 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20101f, #201017); }

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Questions

What color is #20101F?: #20101F 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 #20101F?: The RGB value is 32, 16, 31: 32 red, 16 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20101F?: The complementary color is #102011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20101F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.