What color is #20282A?

#20282A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20282A?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 42: 32 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20282A?

The complementary color is #2A2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20282A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20282A color

#20282A rgb(32, 40, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #20282A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 16.5% blue (32, 40, 42).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#20282A color codes

HEX	`#20282A`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 24%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.44, -2.95, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.44, 3.86, 220.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.772, 1.992, 2.481)`
Decimal	`2107434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20282A, 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 #20282A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20282A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #20282A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20282a; }
.text { color: #20282a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20282a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20282a, #20232a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #20282A?: #20282A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20282A?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 42: 32 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20282A?: The complementary color is #2A2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20282A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.