What color is #201C11?

#201C11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201C11?

The RGB value is 32, 28, 17: 32 red, 28 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201C11?

The complementary color is #111520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201C11 color

#201C11 rgb(32, 28, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #201C11 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11% green and 6.7% blue (32, 28, 17).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#201C11 color codes

HEX	`#201C11`
RGB	`rgb(32, 28, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 47%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.39, -0.26, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.39, 7.93, 91.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.112, 1.178, 0.699)`
Decimal	`2104337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201C11, 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 #201C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	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 #201C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201c11; }
.text { color: #201c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 28 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201c11, #1c2011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #201C11?: #201C11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201C11?: The RGB value is 32, 28, 17: 32 red, 28 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201C11?: The complementary color is #111520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.