What color is #20586D?

#20586D is a dark, moderate azure known as Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Edition?

The RGB value is 32, 88, 109: 32 red, 88 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Edition?

The complementary color is #6D3520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20586D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Edition color: hex code #20586D

#20586D rgb(32, 88, 109)

Shades of blue

Night Edition has the hex code #20586D. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 34.5% green and 42.7% blue (32, 88, 109).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 55% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

Night Edition (#20586D) color codes

HEX	`#20586D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 88, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 34.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 55%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 71%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -10.87, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 20.49, 237.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.845, 8.39, 15.724)`
Decimal	`2119789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Edition, 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 #20586D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20586D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #20586D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20586d; }
.text { color: #20586d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20586d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 88 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20586d, #20316d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #20586D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #20586D?: #20586D is a dark, moderate azure known as Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Edition?: The RGB value is 32, 88, 109: 32 red, 88 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Edition?: The complementary color is #6D3520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20586D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.