What color is #201916?

#201916 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201916?

The RGB value is 32, 25, 22: 32 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201916?

The complementary color is #161D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201916 color

#201916 rgb(32, 25, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #201916 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (32, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 19% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#201916 color codes

HEX	`#201916`
RGB	`rgb(32, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 19%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 31%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 31%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.48, 2.84, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.48, 4.42, 50)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.088, 1.06, 0.906)`
Decimal	`2103574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201916, 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 #201916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #201916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201916; }
.text { color: #201916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201916, #201e16); }

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Questions

What color is #201916?: #201916 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201916?: The RGB value is 32, 25, 22: 32 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201916?: The complementary color is #161D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.