What color is #202420?

#202420 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202420?

The RGB value is 32, 36, 32: 32 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202420?

The complementary color is #242024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202420 color

#202420 rgb(32, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #202420 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (32, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#202420 color codes

HEX	`#202420`
RGB	`rgb(32, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, -2.82, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 3.49, 143.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.487, 1.673, 1.611)`
Decimal	`2106400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202420, 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 #202420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #202420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202420; }
.text { color: #202420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202420, #202422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202420?: #202420 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202420?: The RGB value is 32, 36, 32: 32 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202420?: The complementary color is #242024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.