What color is #202315?

#202315 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 #202315?

The RGB value is 32, 35, 21: 32 red, 35 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202315?

The complementary color is #181523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202315 color

#202315 rgb(32, 35, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #202315 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 13.7% green and 8.2% blue (32, 35, 21).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 25% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#202315 color codes

HEX	`#202315`
RGB	`rgb(32, 35, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 13.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 25%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 40%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 40%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13, -4.47, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13, 10.02, 116.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.332, 1.563, 0.941)`
Decimal	`2106133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202315, 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 #202315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	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 #202315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202315; }
.text { color: #202315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 35 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202315, #192315); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #202315?: #202315 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 #202315?: The RGB value is 32, 35, 21: 32 red, 35 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202315?: The complementary color is #181523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.