What color is #201913?

#201913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201913?

The RGB value is 32, 25, 19: 32 red, 25 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201913?

The complementary color is #131A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201913 color

#201913 rgb(32, 25, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #201913 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 9.8% green and 7.5% blue (32, 25, 19).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 41% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#201913 color codes

HEX	`#201913`
RGB	`rgb(32, 25, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 9.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.4, 2.27, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.4, 5.76, 66.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.061, 1.049, 0.763)`
Decimal	`2103571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201913, 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 #201913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #201913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201913; }
.text { color: #201913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 25 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201913, #202013); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201913?: #201913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201913?: The RGB value is 32, 25, 19: 32 red, 25 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201913?: The complementary color is #131A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.