What color is #202215?

#202215 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 #202215?

The RGB value is 32, 34, 21: 32 red, 34 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202215?

The complementary color is #171522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202215 color

#202215 rgb(32, 34, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #202215 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.3% green and 8.2% blue (32, 34, 21).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#202215 color codes

HEX	`#202215`
RGB	`rgb(32, 34, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.64, -3.79, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.64, 9.28, 114.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.303, 1.505, 0.931)`
Decimal	`2105877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202215, 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 #202215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #202215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202215; }
.text { color: #202215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 34 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202215, #1a2215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202215?: #202215 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 #202215?: The RGB value is 32, 34, 21: 32 red, 34 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202215?: The complementary color is #171522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.