What color is #202130?

#202130 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 #202130?

The RGB value is 32, 33, 48: 32 red, 33 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202130?

The complementary color is #302F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202130 color

#202130 rgb(32, 33, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #202130 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.9% green and 18.8% blue (32, 33, 48).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#202130 color codes

HEX	`#202130`
RGB	`rgb(32, 33, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 31%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.28, 3.85, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.28, 10.76, 291)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.673, 1.608, 3.018)`
Decimal	`2105648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202130, 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 #202130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #202130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202130; }
.text { color: #202130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 33 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202130, #272030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #202130?: #202130 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 #202130?: The RGB value is 32, 33, 48: 32 red, 33 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202130?: The complementary color is #302F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.