What color is #201B1A?

#201B1A 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 #201B1A?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 26: 32 red, 27 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B1A?

The complementary color is #1A1F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B1A color

#201B1A rgb(32, 27, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #201B1A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 10.2% blue (32, 27, 26).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 10% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#201B1A color codes

HEX	`#201B1A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 10%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 19%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.3, 2.22, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.3, 2.73, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.174, 1.166, 1.14)`
Decimal	`2104090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B1A, 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 #201B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #201B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b1a; }
.text { color: #201b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b1a, #201e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #201B1A?: #201B1A 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 #201B1A?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 26: 32 red, 27 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B1A?: The complementary color is #1A1F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.