What color is #201C18?

#201C18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201C18?

The RGB value is 32, 28, 24: 32 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201C18?

The complementary color is #181C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201C18 color

#201C18 rgb(32, 28, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #201C18 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11% green and 9.4% blue (32, 28, 24).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#201C18 color codes

HEX	`#201C18`
RGB	`rgb(32, 28, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.58, 1.05, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.58, 3.63, 73.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.176, 1.204, 1.034)`
Decimal	`2104344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201C18, 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 #201C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #201C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201c18; }
.text { color: #201c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 28 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201c18, #202018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #201C18?: #201C18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201C18?: The RGB value is 32, 28, 24: 32 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201C18?: The complementary color is #181C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.