What color is #202000?

#202000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202000?

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

What is the complementary color of #202000?

The complementary color is #000020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202000 color

#202000 rgb(32, 32, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #202000 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (32, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#202000 color codes

HEX	`#202000`
RGB	`rgb(32, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.55, -5.25, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.55, 17.85, 107.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.112, 1.34, 0.2)`
Decimal	`2105344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202000, 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 #202000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #202000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202000; }
.text { color: #202000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202000, #102000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202000?: #202000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202000?: The RGB value is 32, 32, 0: 32 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202000?: The complementary color is #000020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.