What color is #20181A?

#20181A 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 #20181A?

The RGB value is 32, 24, 26: 32 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20181A?

The complementary color is #18201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20181A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20181A color

#20181A rgb(32, 24, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #20181A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (32, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 14% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#20181A color codes

HEX	`#20181A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 14%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 25%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.28, 4.43, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.28, 4.44, 1.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.109, 1.035, 1.118)`
Decimal	`2103322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20181A, 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 #20181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20181A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #20181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20181a; }
.text { color: #20181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20181a, #201a18); }

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Questions

What color is #20181A?: #20181A 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 #20181A?: The RGB value is 32, 24, 26: 32 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20181A?: The complementary color is #18201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20181A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.