What color is #201200?

#201200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201200?

The RGB value is 32, 18, 0: 32 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201200?

The complementary color is #000E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201200 color

#201200 rgb(32, 18, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #201200 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 7.1% green and 0% blue (32, 18, 0).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#201200 color codes

HEX	`#201200`
RGB	`rgb(32, 18, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 7.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.68, 4.46, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.68, 11.03, 66.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.812, 0.74, 0.1)`
Decimal	`2101760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201200, 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 #201200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #201200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201200; }
.text { color: #201200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 18 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201200, #1e2000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201200?: #201200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201200?: The RGB value is 32, 18, 0: 32 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201200?: The complementary color is #000E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.