What color is #202836?

#202836 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202836?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 54: 32 red, 40 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202836?

The complementary color is #362E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202836 color

#202836 rgb(32, 40, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #202836 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 21.2% blue (32, 40, 54).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#202836 color codes

HEX	`#202836`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.96, 0.75, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.96, 10.21, 274.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.02, 2.091, 3.786)`
Decimal	`2107446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202836, 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 #202836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #202836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202836; }
.text { color: #202836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202836, #232036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #202836?: #202836 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202836?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 54: 32 red, 40 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202836?: The complementary color is #362E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.