Colour
#201C1B
- #201C1B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#201C1B is a red with RGB values 32, 28, 27 and HSL 12°, 8%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#201C1B#201C1B
HEX#201C1B
RGBrgb(32, 28, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.1098, 0.1059
RGB percentages12.5%, 11%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(12, 8.5%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 15.6%, 12.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 15.6%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,104,347
CSS custom property--colour: #201C1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#DFE3E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B1F20
Analogous#201B1C, #201E1B
Triadic#1B201C, #1C1B20
Split complementary#1B201E, #1B1C20
Tetradic#1C201B, #1B1F20, #1E1B20
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R32
G28
B27
Red32 (12.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)8.47%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 20 · G 1C · B 1B
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