What color is #202523?

#202523 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202523?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 35: 32 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202523?

The complementary color is #252022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202523 color

#202523 rgb(32, 37, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #202523 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 13.7% blue (32, 37, 35).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 7% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#202523 color codes

HEX	`#202523`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 7%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 14%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.13, -2.77, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.13, 2.83, 168.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.561, 1.752, 1.846)`
Decimal	`2106659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202523, 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 #202523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #202523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202523; }
.text { color: #202523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202523, #202525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #202523?: #202523 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202523?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 35: 32 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202523?: The complementary color is #252022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.