What color is #20230E?

#20230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20230E?

The RGB value is 32, 35, 14: 32 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20230E?

The complementary color is #110E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20230E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20230E color

#20230E rgb(32, 35, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #20230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.7% green and 5.5% blue (32, 35, 14).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 43% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#20230E color codes

HEX	`#20230E`
RGB	`rgb(32, 35, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 43%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 60%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 60%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.87, -5.59, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.87, 14.1, 113.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.276, 1.541, 0.646)`
Decimal	`2106126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20230E, 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 #20230E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20230E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #20230E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20230e; }
.text { color: #20230e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20230e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 35 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20230e, #16230e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #20230E?: #20230E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20230E?: The RGB value is 32, 35, 14: 32 red, 35 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20230E?: The complementary color is #110E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20230E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.