What color is #201609?

#201609 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 #201609?

The RGB value is 32, 22, 9: 32 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201609?

The complementary color is #091320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201609?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201609 color

#201609 rgb(32, 22, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #201609 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.6% green and 3.5% blue (32, 22, 9).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 56% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 72% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#201609 color codes

HEX	`#201609`
RGB	`rgb(32, 22, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 56%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 72%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 72%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 2.99, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 9.05, 70.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.932, 0.901, 0.383)`
Decimal	`2102793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201609, 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 #201609	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201609 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #201609 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201609; }
.text { color: #201609; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201609; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 22 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201609, #1e2009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201609?: #201609 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 #201609?: The RGB value is 32, 22, 9: 32 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201609?: The complementary color is #091320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201609?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.