What color is #20253C?

#20253C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20253C?

The RGB value is 32, 37, 60: 32 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20253C?

The complementary color is #3C3720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20253C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20253C color

#20253C rgb(32, 37, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #20253C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 14.5% green and 23.5% blue (32, 37, 60).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#20253C color codes

HEX	`#20253C`
RGB	`rgb(32, 37, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 14.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 47%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 38%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.26, 4.96, -15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.26, 16.25, 287.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.073, 1.956, 4.542)`
Decimal	`2106684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20253C, 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 #20253C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20253C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #20253C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20253c; }
.text { color: #20253c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20253c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 37 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20253c, #29203c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #20253C?: #20253C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20253C?: The RGB value is 32, 37, 60: 32 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20253C?: The complementary color is #3C3720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20253C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.