What color is #202838?

#202838 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #202838?

The RGB value is 32, 40, 56: 32 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #202838?

The complementary color is #383020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #202838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#202838 color

#202838 rgb(32, 40, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #202838 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 15.7% green and 22% blue (32, 40, 56).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#202838 color codes

HEX	`#202838`
RGB	`rgb(32, 40, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 15.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 43%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 29%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.05, 1.42, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.05, 11.52, 277.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.068, 2.11, 4.039)`
Decimal	`2107448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #202838, 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 #202838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#202838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #202838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #202838; }
.text { color: #202838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 40 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #202838, #242038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #202838?: #202838 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #202838?: The RGB value is 32, 40, 56: 32 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #202838?: The complementary color is #383020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #202838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.