What color is #201517?

#201517 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201517?

The RGB value is 32, 21, 23: 32 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201517?

The complementary color is #15201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201517 color

#201517 rgb(32, 21, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #201517 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.2% green and 9% blue (32, 21, 23).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#201517 color codes

HEX	`#201517`
RGB	`rgb(32, 21, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.18, 6.02, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.18, 6.07, 7.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.018, 0.905, 0.932)`
Decimal	`2102551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201517, 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 #201517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #201517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201517; }
.text { color: #201517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 21 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201517, #201815); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #201517?: #201517 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201517?: The RGB value is 32, 21, 23: 32 red, 21 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201517?: The complementary color is #15201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.