Palettes / Colors / #201819

#201819 — Dark Dusty Red

#201819 is a red color we call Dark Dusty Red, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the red family.

#201819 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #18201F; it also sits naturally between #20181D and #201B18. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 9% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 22% · Key 87%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #201819

.text { color: #201819; }
.background { background-color: #201819; }
.border { border: 3px solid #201819; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 24, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 14%, 11%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #201819; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 24, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #201819; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 24, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#201819">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#201819">Div content here</div>

Shades of #201819

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Tones of #201819

Color harmonies

Complementary — #18201F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #201819: #FFFFFF.

How #201819 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #201819 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #201818  ·  #20181A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #201819?

#201819 is Dark Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 32, 24, 25). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #201819?

#201819 is RGB 32, 24, 25 — HSL 353°, 14%, 11% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 22%, 87%.

What colors go with #201819?

Its complement is #18201F; analogous partners are #20181D and #201B18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #201819 for text?

White text on #201819 has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.21:1.