What color is #201B22?

#201B22 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201B22?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 34: 32 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B22?

The complementary color is #1D221B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B22 color

#201B22 rgb(32, 27, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #201B22 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 13.3% blue (32, 27, 34).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 11% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#201B22 color codes

HEX	`#201B22`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 11%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 21%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, 4.17, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 5.71, 316.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.276, 1.206, 1.679)`
Decimal	`2104098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B22, 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 #201B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #201B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b22; }
.text { color: #201b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b22, #221b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201B22?: #201B22 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201B22?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 34: 32 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B22?: The complementary color is #1D221B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.