What color is #201E16?

#201E16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201E16?

The RGB value is 32, 30, 22: 32 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201E16?

The complementary color is #161820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201E16 color

#201E16 rgb(32, 30, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #201E16 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11.8% green and 8.6% blue (32, 30, 22).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#201E16 color codes

HEX	`#201E16`
RGB	`rgb(32, 30, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.23, -0.79, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.23, 5.9, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.205, 1.294, 0.945)`
Decimal	`2104854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201E16, 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 #201E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #201E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201e16; }
.text { color: #201e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 30 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201e16, #1d2016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #201E16?: #201E16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201E16?: The RGB value is 32, 30, 22: 32 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201E16?: The complementary color is #161820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.