What color is #20200D?

#20200D 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 #20200D?

The RGB value is 32, 32, 13: 32 red, 32 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20200D?

The complementary color is #0D0D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20200D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20200D color

#20200D rgb(32, 32, 13)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.5% green and 5.1% blue (32, 32, 13).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 42% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#20200D color codes

HEX	`#20200D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 32, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 42%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 59%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 59%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.75, -3.68, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.75, 12.48, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.185, 1.369, 0.583)`
Decimal	`2105357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20200D, 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 #20200D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20200D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #20200D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20200d; }
.text { color: #20200d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20200d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 32 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20200d, #16200d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #20200D?: #20200D 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 #20200D?: The RGB value is 32, 32, 13: 32 red, 32 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20200D?: The complementary color is #0D0D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20200D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.