What color is #201E17?

#201E17 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 #201E17?

The RGB value is 32, 30, 23: 32 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201E17?

The complementary color is #171920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201E17 color

#201E17 rgb(32, 30, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #201E17 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11.8% green and 9% blue (32, 30, 23).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#201E17 color codes

HEX	`#201E17`
RGB	`rgb(32, 30, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.26, -0.6, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.26, 5.19, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.215, 1.298, 0.997)`
Decimal	`2104855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201E17, 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 #201E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #201E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201e17; }
.text { color: #201e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 30 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201e17, #1e2017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #201E17?: #201E17 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 #201E17?: The RGB value is 32, 30, 23: 32 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201E17?: The complementary color is #171920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.