What color is #201D25?

#201D25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201D25?

The RGB value is 32, 29, 37: 32 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201D25?

The complementary color is #22251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201D25 color

#201D25 rgb(32, 29, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #201D25 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11.4% green and 14.5% blue (32, 29, 37).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#201D25 color codes

HEX	`#201D25`
RGB	`rgb(32, 29, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.41, 3.5, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.41, 6.03, 305.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.369, 1.319, 1.932)`
Decimal	`2104613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201D25, 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 #201D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #201D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201d25; }
.text { color: #201d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 29 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201d25, #241d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #201D25?: #201D25 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201D25?: The RGB value is 32, 29, 37: 32 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201D25?: The complementary color is #22251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.