What color is #201205?

#201205 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201205?

The RGB value is 32, 18, 5: 32 red, 18 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201205?

The complementary color is #051320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201205 color

#201205 rgb(32, 18, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #201205 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 7.1% green and 2% blue (32, 18, 5).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 73% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 84% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#201205 color codes

HEX	`#201205`
RGB	`rgb(32, 18, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 7.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 73%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 84%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 84%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.78, 5.16, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.78, 9.69, 57.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.839, 0.751, 0.244)`
Decimal	`2101765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201205, 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 #201205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #201205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201205; }
.text { color: #201205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 18 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201205, #202005); }

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Questions

What color is #201205?: #201205 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201205?: The RGB value is 32, 18, 5: 32 red, 18 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201205?: The complementary color is #051320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.