What color is #20121A?

#20121A 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 #20121A?

The RGB value is 32, 18, 26: 32 red, 18 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20121A?

The complementary color is #122018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20121A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20121A color

#20121A rgb(32, 18, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #20121A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 7.1% green and 10.2% blue (32, 18, 26).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 19% 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 18.06:1).

#20121A color codes

HEX	`#20121A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 18, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 7.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 19%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.36, 8.83, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.36, 9.24, 342.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.998, 0.814, 1.082)`
Decimal	`2101786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20121A, 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 #20121A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20121A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #20121A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20121a; }
.text { color: #20121a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20121a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 18 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20121a, #201213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #20121A?: #20121A 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 #20121A?: The RGB value is 32, 18, 26: 32 red, 18 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20121A?: The complementary color is #122018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20121A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.