What color is #201B2C?

#201B2C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201B2C?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 44: 32 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B2C?

The complementary color is #272C1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B2C color

#201B2C rgb(32, 27, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #201B2C is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 17.3% blue (32, 27, 44).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 24% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#201B2C color codes

HEX	`#201B2C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 24%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 39%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 39%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.08, 7.04, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.08, 12.68, 303.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 1.273, 2.552)`
Decimal	`2104108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B2C, 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 #201B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #201B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b2c; }
.text { color: #201b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b2c, #291b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201B2C?: #201B2C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201B2C?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 44: 32 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B2C?: The complementary color is #272C1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.