What color is #204D68?

#204D68 is a dark, moderate azure known as Seafarer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Seafarer?

The RGB value is 32, 77, 104: 32 red, 77 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Seafarer?

The complementary color is #683B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #204D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Seafarer color: hex code #204D68

#204D68 rgb(32, 77, 104)

Shades of blue

Seafarer has the hex code #204D68. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 30.2% green and 40.8% blue (32, 77, 104).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 53% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

Seafarer (#204D68) color codes

HEX	`#204D68`
RGB	`rgb(32, 77, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 30.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 53%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 69%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 26%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, -5.95, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 21.08, 253.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.747, 6.614, 14.068)`
Decimal	`2116968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Seafarer, 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 #204D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#204D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #204D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #204d68; }
.text { color: #204d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #204d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 77 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #204d68, #202968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #204D68 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #204D68?: #204D68 is a dark, moderate azure known as Seafarer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Seafarer?: The RGB value is 32, 77, 104: 32 red, 77 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Seafarer?: The complementary color is #683B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #204D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.