What color is #202312?

#202312 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202312?

The RGB value is 32, 35, 18: 32 red, 35 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202312?

The complementary color is #151223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202312?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202312 color

#202312 rgb(32, 35, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #202312 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.7% green and 7.1% blue (32, 35, 18).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#202312 color codes

HEX	`#202312`
RGB	`rgb(32, 35, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 49%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 49%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.94, -4.99, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.94, 11.92, 114.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.306, 1.553, 0.803)`
Decimal	`2106130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202312, 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 #202312	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202312 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #202312 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202312; }
.text { color: #202312; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202312; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 35 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202312, #172312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202312?: #202312 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202312?: The RGB value is 32, 35, 18: 32 red, 35 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202312?: The complementary color is #151223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202312?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.