What color is #201A25?

#201A25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201A25?

The RGB value is 32, 26, 37: 32 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201A25?

The complementary color is #1F251A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201A25 color

#201A25 rgb(32, 26, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #201A25 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.2% green and 14.5% blue (32, 26, 37).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 17% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#201A25 color codes

HEX	`#201A25`
RGB	`rgb(32, 26, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 17%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 30%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.4, 5.73, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.4, 8.61, 311.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.299, 1.179, 1.909)`
Decimal	`2103845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201A25, 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 #201A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #201A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201a25; }
.text { color: #201a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 26 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201a25, #251a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201A25?: #201A25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201A25?: The RGB value is 32, 26, 37: 32 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201A25?: The complementary color is #1F251A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.