What color is #201A27?

#201A27 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 #201A27?

The RGB value is 32, 26, 39: 32 red, 26 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201A27?

The complementary color is #21271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201A27 color

#201A27 rgb(32, 26, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #201A27 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.2% green and 15.3% blue (32, 26, 39).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#201A27 color codes

HEX	`#201A27`
RGB	`rgb(32, 26, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 33%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.5, 6.3, -7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.5, 10, 309.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.331, 1.192, 2.079)`
Decimal	`2103847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201A27, 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 #201A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #201A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201a27; }
.text { color: #201a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 26 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201a27, #261a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201A27?: #201A27 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 #201A27?: The RGB value is 32, 26, 39: 32 red, 26 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201A27?: The complementary color is #21271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.