What color is #20292B?

#20292B 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 #20292B?

The RGB value is 32, 41, 43: 32 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20292B?

The complementary color is #2B2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20292B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20292B color

#20292B rgb(32, 41, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #20292B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 16.1% green and 16.9% blue (32, 41, 43).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#20292B color codes

HEX	`#20292B`
RGB	`rgb(32, 41, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 16.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 26%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.84, -3.35, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.84, 4.25, 217.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.825, 2.067, 2.588)`
Decimal	`2107691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20292B, 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 #20292B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20292B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #20292B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20292b; }
.text { color: #20292b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20292b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 41 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20292b, #20242b); }

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Questions

What color is #20292B?: #20292B 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 #20292B?: The RGB value is 32, 41, 43: 32 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20292B?: The complementary color is #2B2220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20292B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.