What color is #202533?

#202533 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 #202533?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 51: 32 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202533?

The complementary color is #332E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202533 color

#202533 rgb(32, 37, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #202533 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (32, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#202533 color codes

HEX	`#202533`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.79, 1.91, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.79, 10.05, 280.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.855, 1.869, 3.394)`
Decimal	`2106675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202533, 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 #202533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #202533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202533; }
.text { color: #202533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202533, #252033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #202533?: #202533 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 #202533?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 51: 32 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202533?: The complementary color is #332E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.