What color is #201119?

#201119 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201119?

The RGB value is 32, 17, 25: 32 red, 17 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201119?

The complementary color is #112018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201119 color

#201119 rgb(32, 17, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #201119 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 6.7% green and 9.8% blue (32, 17, 25).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 22% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#201119 color codes

HEX	`#201119`
RGB	`rgb(32, 17, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 6.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 22%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.03, 9.25, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.03, 9.56, 345.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.972, 0.778, 1.019)`
Decimal	`2101529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201119, 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 #201119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #201119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201119; }
.text { color: #201119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 17 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201119, #201111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201119?: #201119 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201119?: The RGB value is 32, 17, 25: 32 red, 17 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201119?: The complementary color is #112018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.