What color is #202521?

#202521 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202521?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 33: 32 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202521?

The complementary color is #252024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202521 color

#202521 rgb(32, 37, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #202521 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 12.9% blue (32, 37, 33).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#202521 color codes

HEX	`#202521`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 14%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.06, -3.27, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.06, 3.78, 149.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.532, 1.74, 1.694)`
Decimal	`2106657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202521, 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 #202521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #202521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202521; }
.text { color: #202521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202521, #202524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202521?: #202521 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202521?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 33: 32 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202521?: The complementary color is #252024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.