What color is #202114?

#202114 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202114?

The RGB value is 32, 33, 20: 32 red, 33 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202114?

The complementary color is #151421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202114?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202114 color

#202114 rgb(32, 33, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #202114 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.9% green and 7.8% blue (32, 33, 20).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#202114 color codes

HEX	`#202114`
RGB	`rgb(32, 33, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 39%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 39%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.26, -3.28, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.26, 9.23, 110.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.266, 1.445, 0.874)`
Decimal	`2105620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202114, 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 #202114	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202114 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #202114 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202114; }
.text { color: #202114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202114; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 33 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202114, #192114); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202114?: #202114 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202114?: The RGB value is 32, 33, 20: 32 red, 33 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202114?: The complementary color is #151421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202114?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.