What color is #20202F?

#20202F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20202F?

The RGB value is 32, 32, 47: 32 red, 32 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20202F?

The complementary color is #2F2F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20202F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20202F color

#20202F rgb(32, 32, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #20202F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.5% green and 18.4% blue (32, 32, 47).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#20202F color codes

HEX	`#20202F`
RGB	`rgb(32, 32, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 32%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 32%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.89, 4.27, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.89, 10.8, 293.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.625, 1.545, 2.901)`
Decimal	`2105391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20202F, 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 #20202F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20202F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #20202F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20202f; }
.text { color: #20202f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20202f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 32 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20202f, #28202f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #20202F?: #20202F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20202F?: The RGB value is 32, 32, 47: 32 red, 32 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20202F?: The complementary color is #2F2F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20202F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.