What color is #202919?

#202919 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202919?

The RGB value is 32, 41, 25: 32 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202919?

The complementary color is #221929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202919 color

#202919 rgb(32, 41, 25)

Shades of gray

The hex color #202919 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.1% green and 9.8% blue (32, 41, 25).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#202919 color codes

HEX	`#202919`
RGB	`rgb(32, 41, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 39%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 39%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, -7.71, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 12.04, 129.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.564, 1.963, 1.216)`
Decimal	`2107673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202919, 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 #202919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #202919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202919; }
.text { color: #202919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 41 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202919, #19291a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202919?: #202919 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202919?: The RGB value is 32, 41, 25: 32 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202919?: The complementary color is #221929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.