What color is #201A1C?

#201A1C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201A1C?

The RGB value is 32, 26, 28: 32 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201A1C?

The complementary color is #1A201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201A1C color

#201A1C rgb(32, 26, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #201A1C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.2% green and 11% blue (32, 26, 28).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#201A1C color codes

HEX	`#201A1C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 26, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 19%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.03, 3.41, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.03, 3.42, 355.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.175, 1.13, 1.255)`
Decimal	`2103836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201A1C, 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 #201A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #201A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201a1c; }
.text { color: #201a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 26 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201a1c, #201b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #201A1C?: #201A1C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201A1C?: The RGB value is 32, 26, 28: 32 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201A1C?: The complementary color is #1A201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.