What color is #20191A?

#20191A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20191A?

The RGB value is 32, 25, 26: 32 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20191A?

The complementary color is #19201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20191A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20191A color

#20191A rgb(32, 25, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #20191A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 9.8% green and 10.2% blue (32, 25, 26).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#20191A color codes

HEX	`#20191A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 25, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 9.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.62, 3.69, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.62, 3.74, 9.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.13, 1.077, 1.125)`
Decimal	`2103578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20191A, 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 #20191A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20191A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #20191A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20191a; }
.text { color: #20191a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20191a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 25 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20191a, #201b19); }

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Questions

What color is #20191A?: #20191A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20191A?: The RGB value is 32, 25, 26: 32 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20191A?: The complementary color is #19201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20191A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.