What color is #202532?

#202532 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202532?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 50: 32 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202532?

The complementary color is #322D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202532 color

#202532 rgb(32, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #202532 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (32, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#202532 color codes

HEX	`#202532`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.74, 1.59, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.74, 9.37, 279.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.833, 1.86, 3.28)`
Decimal	`2106674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202532, 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 #202532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #202532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202532; }
.text { color: #202532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202532, #242032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #202532?: #202532 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202532?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 50: 32 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202532?: The complementary color is #322D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.