#200804 Color

#200804 is rgb(32, 8, 4) in RGB, hsl(9, 78%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Root Beer (#290E05), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#200804

HEX#200804

RGBrgb(32, 8, 4)

HSLhsl(9, 78%, 7%)

HSVhsv(9, 88%, 13%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(17.5% 0.044 34.2)

LABlab(4.54% 10.33 5.37)

LCHlch(4.54% 11.64 27.46)

What #200804 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #200804, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Root Beer#290E05ΔE 5.9 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 7.23 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 8.83 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 10.03 Soft Black#131313ΔE 11.72 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 11.78

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#200804 Channel Values

How #200804 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 32 · G 8 · B 4	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 9° · S 78% · L 7%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 9° · S 88% · V 13%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 75% · Y 88% · K 87%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.13:1 vs white · 1.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #200804 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #200804

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #200804; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #200804

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #200804 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#200804

Protanopia#0E0E04

Protanomaly#170C04

Deuteranopia#131303

Deuteranomaly#190F03

Tritanopia#200707

Tritanomaly#200806

Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

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Using #200804 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-200804: #200804;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #200804;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-200804': '#200804' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.031, blue: 0.016)

Android XML<color name="color_200804">#200804</color>

SVG fillfill="#200804"

More Red Colors

#200804 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#200804 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #200804?

#200804 is a darkest red — rgb(32, 8, 4) in RGB and hsl(9, 78%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Root Beer (#290E05), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #200804?

#200804 is rgb(32, 8, 4) — red 32, green 8, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #200804?

#200804 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #200804 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #200804 scores 19.13:1 against white and 1.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #200804 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #200804 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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