What color is #20200B?

#20200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20200B?

The RGB value is 32, 32, 11: 32 red, 32 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20200B?

The complementary color is #0B0B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20200B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20200B color

#20200B rgb(32, 32, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #20200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.5% green and 4.3% blue (32, 32, 11).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 49% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#20200B color codes

HEX	`#20200B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 32, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 49%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 66%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.72, -3.94, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.72, 13.39, 107.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.173, 1.364, 0.518)`
Decimal	`2105355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20200B, 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 #20200B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20200B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #20200B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20200b; }
.text { color: #20200b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20200b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 32 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20200b, #16200b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #20200B?: #20200B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20200B?: The RGB value is 32, 32, 11: 32 red, 32 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20200B?: The complementary color is #0B0B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20200B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.