What color is #202616?

#202616 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202616?

The RGB value is 32, 38, 22: 32 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202616?

The complementary color is #1C1626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202616 color

#202616 rgb(32, 38, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #202616 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.9% green and 8.6% blue (32, 38, 22).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 27% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#202616 color codes

HEX	`#202616`
RGB	`rgb(32, 38, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 27%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 42%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 42%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.12, -6.31, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.12, 11.62, 122.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.434, 1.751, 1.021)`
Decimal	`2106902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202616, 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 #202616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #202616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202616; }
.text { color: #202616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 38 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202616, #182616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202616?: #202616 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202616?: The RGB value is 32, 38, 22: 32 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202616?: The complementary color is #1C1626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.